Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGALamine Yamal strike sees Barcelona past Athletic Club, 4 points clear
Lamine Yamal once again showed his ability to decide a game when Barcelona's teenage star broke the deadlock with a gorgeous strike to earn a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 2': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 2': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer following a set piece situation.
- 3': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 6': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo following a corner.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Offside, Barcelona. Dani Olmo is caught offside.
- 10': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Unai Gómez because of an injury.
- 18': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Selton Sánchez (Athletic Club).
- 20': Attempt missed. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 24': Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Athletic Club. Selton Sánchez is caught offside.
- 29': Offside, Barcelona. Dani Olmo is caught offside.
- 31': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Barcelona).
- 32': Offside, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 34': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Adama Boiro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 38': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 38': Selton Sánchez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Adama Boiro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 43': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Andoni Gorosabel.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Selton Sánchez.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Marc Bernal.
- 46': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club).
- 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alex Berenguer.
- 49': Attempt missed. Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 50': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
- 50': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Robert Navarro.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 55': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 57': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Dani Vivian.
- 58': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.
- 64': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 64': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
- 66': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 68': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Alejandro Rego.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 71': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 73': Attempt missed. Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 74': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 74': Substitution, Athletic Club. Eder García replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 75': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 75': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 77': Offside, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Marc Casadó.
- 81': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Eder García (Athletic Club).
- 84': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 86': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
- 86': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oihan Sancet with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet with a cross.
- 90'+3': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 90'+3': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 7 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 586 | Accurate Passes | 196 |
| 658 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 21 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 23 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,629
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,629
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 33 | +57 | 85 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 33 | +37 | 74 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 33 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | +19 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Dani Vivian  |
| 19 | Adama Boiro |
| 2 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 44 | Selton Sánchez |
| 30 | Alejandro Rego |
| 18 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 20 | Unai Gómez |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 14 | Marcus Rashford |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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