UEFA Champions League

Athletic Club vs FK Qarabag, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Athletic Club
  • 40': Gorka Guruzeta
  • 70': Robert Navarro
  • 88': Gorka Guruzeta
FT
3 - 1
FK Qarabag
  • 1': Leandro Andrade

About

Athletic Club are hosting FK Qarabag at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Qarabag 1. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Foul by Matheus Silva (Qarabag).
  • 2': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag).
  • 5': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
  • 8': Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Matheus Silva (Qarabag) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Leandro Andrade.
  • 9': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Rego with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 11': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Nariman Akhundzada (Qarabag).
  • 14': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
  • 14': Kady Borges (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
  • 14': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 15': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
  • 15': Nariman Akhundzada (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mateusz Kochalski (Qarabag). Assisted by Alejandro Rego.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
  • 20': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 20': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 20': Kevin Medina (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kady Borges.
  • 22': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Matheus Silva (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 23': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Kevin Medina (Qarabag).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
  • 24': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kady Borges.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Kady Borges (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Kady Borges (Qarabag).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Pedro Bicalho.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aitor Paredes with a headed pass.
  • 36': Delay in match (Athletic Club).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams because of an injury.
  • 40': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Qarabag 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a through ball.
  • 42': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
  • 42': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 45'+1': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Andrade.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Qarabag 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 1, Qarabag 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mateusz Kochalski (Qarabag). Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 49': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
  • 50': Kady Borges (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Qarabag. Marko Jankovic replaces Pedro Bicalho.
  • 56': Substitution, Qarabag. Emmanuel Addai replaces Leandro Andrade.
  • 57': Offside, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kady Borges.
  • 60': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
  • 60': Kady Borges (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
  • 65': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jesús Areso replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
  • 65': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta replaces Alejandro Rego.
  • 65': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Nico Williams.
  • 67': Substitution, Qarabag. Toral Bayramov replaces Nariman Akhundzada.
  • 67': Substitution, Qarabag. Oleksii Kashchuk replaces Camilo Durán because of an injury.
  • 68': Emmanuel Addai (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Jesús Areso (Athletic Club).
  • 70': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Qarabag 1. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
  • 73': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
  • 79': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
  • 79': Substitution, Qarabag. Dani Bolt replaces Matheus Silva.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
  • 81': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Kady Borges (Qarabag).
  • 81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Oihan Sancet.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Addai (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksii Kashchuk.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Oleksii Kashchuk (Qarabag) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Toral Bayramov.
  • 88': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Qarabag 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kady Borges.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Areso.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jesús Areso (Athletic Club).
  • 90'+1': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Bahlul Mustafazada (Qarabag).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 3, Qarabag 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 3, Qarabag 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 2
40.3 Possession 59.7
9 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
246 Accurate Passes 413
336 Passes 486
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 46
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 16
25 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,741

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 4 +11 12
2 Arsenal 4 +11 12
3 Internazionale 4 +10 12
4 Manchester City 4 +7 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Unai Simón (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
4 Aitor Paredes
17 Yuri Berchiche
2 Andoni Gorosabel
8 Oihan Sancet
18 Mikel Jauregizar
30 Alejandro Rego
11 Gorka Guruzeta
10 Nico Williams
9 Iñaki Williams
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Mikel Vesga, Maroan Sannadi, Robert Navarro, Iñigo Lekue, Adama Boiro, Jesús Areso, Dani Vivian, Álex Berenguer, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Unai Gómez, Álex Padilla, Nico Serrano.

QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Mateusz Kochalski (GK)
81 Kevin Medina
13 Bahlul Mustafazada
44 Elvin Cafarquliyev
2 Matheus Silva
15 Leandro Andrade
20 Kady
35 Pedro Bicalho
7 Nariman Akhundzade
10 Abdellah Zoubir
17 Camilo Durán
FK Qarabag Substitutes:
Hikmat Cabrayilzada, Fabijan Buntic, Abbas Huseynov, Samy Mmaee, Toral Bayramov, Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Marko Jankovic, Emmanuel Addai, Chris Kouakou, Daniel, Oleksiy Kashchuk, Badavi Hüseynov.

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