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Match Report

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Yamal strike helps Barça beat Athletic to maintain perfect start

Striker Robert Lewandowski smashed home a rebound to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao in an absorbing LaLiga clash on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
5
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
34.6
Possession
65.4
8
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
497
293
Passes
568
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
36
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
11
15
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:09 Lewandowski pounces to make it 2-1 Barca Watch on ESPN 01:07 Lamine Yamal's long-range strike makes it 1-0 Barca Watch on ESPN 00:32 Oihan Sancet equalizes from the spot for Bilbao Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 5Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 2Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro BaldeLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11RaphinhaAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 28Marc BernalRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 7Ferran TorresAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Ander AstralagaSUB
  2. 29Álex ValleSUB
  3. 16Fermín LópezSUB
  4. 24Eric GarcíaSUB
  5. 35Gerard MartínSUB
  6. 14Pablo TorreSUB
  7. 36Sergi DomínguezSUB
  8. 17Marc CasadóSUB
  9. 32Héctor FortSUB
  10. 18Pau VíctorSUB
  11. 13Iñaki PeñaSUB

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Álex PadillaG
  2. 5YerayCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 15Iñigo LekueRB
  6. 8Oihan SancetAM
  7. 6Mikel VesgaLM
  8. 24Beñat PradosRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 10Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 7Álex BerenguerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Unai EgiluzSUB
  2. 20Unai GómezSUB
  3. 23Malcom Adu AresSUB
  4. 12Gorka GuruzetaSUB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosSUB
  6. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  7. 34Oier GastesiSUB
  8. 19Javier MartónSUB
  9. 32Adama BoiroSUB
  10. 2Andoni GorosabelSUB
  11. 31Mikel JauregizarSUB
  12. 13Julen AgirrezabalaSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 38' Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 1. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 49' Marc Bernal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Oihan Sancet.
  8. 63' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar replaces Mikel Vesga.
  9. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ferran Torres.
  10. 72' Substitution, Athletic Club. Adu Ares replaces Alex Berenguer.
  11. 75' Goal! Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 78' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
  13. 78' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Beñat Prados.
  14. 83' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Marc Bernal.
  15. 85' Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Lamine Yamal.
  19. 90'+6' Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+6' Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+6' Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

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