Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera
Lineups:
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen - Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Andrea Christensen, Joao Cancelo - Gavi, Oriol Romeu, Ilkay Gundogan - Joao Felix, Ferran Torres, Fermin Lopez
Subs: Inaki Pena, Ander Astralaga, Ronald Araujo, Marcos Alonso, Hector Fort, Unai Hernandez, Lamine Yamal, Marc Guiu
Athletic: Unai Simon - Yuri Berchiche, Aitor Paredes, Dani Vivian, Oscar de Marcos - Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Dani Garcia - Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams - Gorka Guruzeta
Subs: Julen Agirrezabala, Inigo Lekue, Imanol Garcia de Albeniz, Peru Nolaskoain, Malcom Adu Ares Djalo, Alex Berenguer, Ander Herrera, Benat Prados, Unai Gomez, Asier Villalibre, Raul Garcia
Match Events:
10’ - Ferran center to Joao Felix who hits the crossbar
14’ - Unai Simon with a huge save on Fermin Lopez
16’ - Yellow card for Gavi
27’ - Substitution for Athletic: Inigo Lekue on for Yuri Berchiche
37’ - Yellow card for Dani Garcia
41’ - Yellow card for Oriol Romeu
45+1’ - Nico Williams has a solid chance but ter Stegen makes a stop with his leg
45+2’ - End of half
58’ - Felix’s shot rebounds to Fermin Lopez as Unai Simon makes a double save
60’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Lamine Yamal and Araujo on for Oriol Romeu and Christensen respectively
64’ - Felix finds Yamal on the right side, but the latter can’t get his shot on target
67’ - Substitution for Athletic: Adu Ares and Benat Prados on for Guruzeta and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta respectively
73’ - Yellow card for Adu Ares
76’ - Substitution for Athletic: Berenguer and Unai Gomez on for Nico Williams and Dani Garcia respectively
79’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Marcos Alonso and Marc Guiu on for Balde and Fermin Lopez respectively
80’ - Joao Felix finds Marc Guiu in open space. Marc Guiu is one on one against Unai Simon and gets a goal on his first touch. Barcelona 1, Athletic 0 – link
83’ - Yellow card for Marc Guiu
89’ - Yellow card for de Marcos
90+4’ - End of game. Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Barcelona | Athletic :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.45 | 0.53 xA | 0.55 | 0.84 Possession | 62% | 38% Shots on target | 7 | 3 Shots off target | 4 | 5 Blocked shots | 1 | 2 Corner kicks | 4 | 7 Offsides | 4 | 4 Fouls | 11 | 18 Yellow Cards | 3 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 |
| Girona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 25 |
| Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 24 |
| Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 |
| Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| Real Betis | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| Valencia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| Las Palmas | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| Villarreal | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| Cadiz | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| Alaves | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| Mallorca | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| Celta Vigo | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
| Granada | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 6 |
| Almeria | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Barcelona: vs Madrid, 10.28, 16:15 CEST
Athletic: vs Valencia, 10.29, 18:30 CEST
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Joao Felix continues delivering. Ernesto Valverde is doing a great job at Atletic Club Bilbao.
Yes. Best player on your team. Pay the 80M.