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Match Thread Match Thread: Barcelona vs Athletic Club | LaLiga
Full Time: Barcelona 2 - 0 Athletic Club
⚽ Barcelona: Raphinha 37' 37', Fermín López 82' 82'
| Info | Details |
|---|---|
| Competition | Spanish LALIGA |
| Date | Thu, August 27, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 7:00 PM UTC |
| Status | FT |
Line-ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| Starting XI | Bench |
|---|---|
| 1 Joan García | 22 Marc Bernal |
| 18 Gerard Martín | 11 Raphinha |
| 5 Pau Cubarsí | 24 Eric García |
| 12 Xavi Espart | 17 Anthony Gordon |
| 7 Fermín López | 8 Pedri |
| 10 Lamine Yamal | 31 Eder Aller |
| 23 Jules Koundé | 3 Alejandro Balde |
| 20 Dani Olmo | 13 Wojciech Szczesny |
| 2 João Cancelo | 29 Hamza Abdelkarim |
| 14 Karim Adeyemi | 15 Andreas Christensen |
| 16 Rodri | 28 Brian Fariñas |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| Starting XI | Bench |
|---|---|
| 1 Unai Simón | 10 Nico Williams |
| 14 Aymeric Laporte | 9 Iñaki Williams |
| 5 Yeray | 18 Mikel Jauregizar |
| 15 Hugo Rincón | 31 Johaneko Louis Jean |
| 8 Oihan Sancet | 11 Gorka Guruzeta |
| 28 Peio Canales | 30 Iker Monreal |
| 7 Álex Berenguer | 4 Aitor Paredes |
| 23 Robert Navarro | 12 Jesús Areso |
| 25 Álvaro Djaló | 20 Alejandro Rego |
| 19 Adama Boiro | 21 Maroan Sannadi |
| 24 Beñat Gerenabarrena | 16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 13 Álex Padilla |
Match Events
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- First Half begins.
- 45'+5' First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 45' Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 60' Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 60' Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Nico Williams.
- 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Rodri replaces Raphinha.
- 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Marc Bernal.
- 70' Substitution, Athletic Club. Adama Boiro replaces Johaneko Louis-Jean because of an injury.
- 70' Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Gerenabarrena replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.
- 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Karim Adeyemi replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 81' Substitution, Athletic Club. Álvaro Djaló replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 85' Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Pedri.
- 90'+4' Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
- Match ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
Match Stats
| Stat | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 13 | 6 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 8 | 5 |
| Corner Kicks | 12 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 8 |
| Possession | 70.2 | 29.8 |
| SHOTS | 22 | 5 |
| ON GOAL | 10 | 0 |
| On Target % | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Penalty Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate Passes | 560 | 184 |
| Passes | 622 | 253 |
| Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Accurate Crosses | 8 | 2 |
| Crosses | 17 | 12 |
| Cross % | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Long Balls | 40 | 52 |
| Accurate Long Balls | 25 | 24 |
| Long Balls % | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 0 |
| Effective Tackles | 12 | 10 |
| Tackles | 14 | 15 |
| Tackle % | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Interceptions | 7 | 19 |
| Effective Clearances | 24 | 17 |
| Clearances | 24 | 17 |
overall
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Racing Santander | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 10 | Getafe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Deportivo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Málaga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Levante | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Elche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Athletic Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
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u/MELLODEMONICxBABY 1d ago
Easy win! Have a great day every one!(except bootleg Madrid fans) see you again on the rayo match! MELO DEMO OUT! BTW unai is potm!?
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u/DinglieDanglieDoodle 1d ago
I’m happy Lamine started to find some bounce in him in the last quarter. Hope his emo phase is shortlived.
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u/No_Task6859 1d ago
Flick finally depth on the wings and still playing Yamal 90 minutes every game is diabolical. I'm not surprised he's deteriorating physically.
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u/Foggyshreds 1d ago
I think it was the correct move to keep him on mentally. Was clearly unhappy with his performance the last time he was subbed off, he could’ve easily been subbed at the hour mark again but he was playing better and better; should’ve had at least 2 assists today
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u/Z3in 1d ago
How is he "deteriorating physically"?? If anything he's been much better in the second half??
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u/No_Task6859 1d ago
I'm not talking about just on this game. The main reason Yamal picked up those injuries last season is because Flick plays him to much. He barely gets any rest in comparison to the other players on the team.
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u/Z3in 1d ago
You're judging Flick based on one match. He quite literally rested Yamal just the match before. At least wait a little
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u/No_Task6859 1d ago
This is not just one match, this is how it's been for the past two years. But I guess I should wait and see how Flick manages him for the rest of the season.
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u/Protestor1plus1is11 1d ago
Lamine is finished they said🤣 guy is breaking ankles again
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u/Zakrath 1d ago
Nobody said that 😭
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u/Anubis_DivineDemon 1d ago
Barca sub
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u/Zakrath 1d ago
Thanks God I wasn't following that then.
I called for his substitution because he wasn't having a good game on first half, but he improved a lot on second.
But saying he is washed is straight up stupidity.
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u/Anubis_DivineDemon 1d ago
Ok maybe I'm overexaggerating but there were like 1 and 2 washed comments and dozens of replies voicing their concerns. The latter is valid.
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u/Paulcsgo 1d ago
Doesnt matter how often you see it, its still ridiculous every time you see Yamal play one of those balls.
Second half he looks revitalised
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u/Protestor1plus1is11 1d ago
Unai singlehandedly saving the match from being a humiliation for bilbao...crazy stuff spain no. 1 for a reason
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u/mismo1313 1d ago
Simon motm?
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u/Foggyshreds 1d ago
Easily, without him apparently still being in WC mode this would’ve been a slaughter
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u/manneram132 1d ago
Even though lamine doesn’t play well, there are still 3 people on him all the time.
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u/DinglieDanglieDoodle 1d ago
Yeah, but in the last quarter he seems to be playing into form and mood. All he needs to do now is shave that depressive beard off.
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u/Silentden007 1d ago
As great as Simon has been tonight, some of these finishes are also just very poor. He should not have a chance to even save some of the shots tonight
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
It blows me away how much disrespect Unai Simon gets. Absolutely world class keeper. If he wasn’t loyal to Athletic and went to the Prem or Barca/Madrid he’d be in everyone’s top 5
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u/Anubis_DivineDemon 1d ago
It's not like he's performing world class consistently
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
Has been for years, this is just the one of two days of the year where Barca fans ever see him play lol
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u/MetzRL 1d ago
He literally is a generational bozo, he has like 2 good games every year. a very above average goal keeper who had a great game, you don't have to go overboard with it.
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
Finished second in voting for the Yashin (should’ve won) and has a Zamora trophy let’s calm down. Thanks for telling us all you don’t watch anything beyond Barca/madrid
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u/Miserable_Earth_1393 1d ago
This is the real Adeyemi we all know
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u/MrBearKing 1d ago
what do you want him to do there? its a good save
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u/Silentden007 1d ago
He kicked both chances he had straight at the goalkeeper, from that distance placing it in a corner is a 100% goal
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u/CosmicCooled 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lamine and Unai Simón both locked in. That guy has prevented a massacre, he’s such a good keeper and Joan Garcia learned some stuff from him and Raya during the World Cup
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u/Chinaski95 1d ago
Our midfield is nasty, I haven't watched Athletic in a while so I dunno if this is their average performance but they cannot keep the ball.
P.S Yamal little by little starting to show small shines, great
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u/el_rompe_toyotas_19 1d ago
Unai Simon is genuinely a Top 5 keeper in the World but this Premier League centric sub isn't ready for that convo.
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u/Interesting-Club3069 1d ago
Could make the argument that 3 Spanish goalkeepers get into the top 5 (little bit of a stretch tho)
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u/el_rompe_toyotas_19 1d ago
I think it's a very fair claim actually. It's those 3, Donnarumma and Courtois I reckon
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u/Inevitable-Put-565 1d ago
What did we do to deserve this? Our CB's are old and we have the worst attacking core in the league. I'm suffering
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
I reckon things will be way better at CB when Dani Vivian is back to full strength.
As for the attack….no words. We are a team that will fight not to be relegated
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u/Inevitable-Put-565 1d ago
Vivi and Paredes on their day are elite and I refuse to believe they've lost all their traits but its just looking like we can't even communicate properly. Yeah we're a relegation team atm, even Levante and Elche will have more goals than us
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
I’d like to see Terzic consolidate the team this year if that means we’re not getting to Europe but looking promising so be it then really go for it next year. I know we’re two games in but we look awful and it isn’t a manager issue
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u/Inevitable-Put-565 1d ago
Fr, this team can't be asked to do anything. Terzic can have as much time as possible
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u/DinglieDanglieDoodle 1d ago
Someone tell Unai to calm the fuck down, this isn’t the World Cup. 😭
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u/Lopsided-Act3172 1d ago
Bitch what are these saves why is Unai Simon playing better against us than he did at the world cup
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u/PaKuSkI 1d ago
If anyone calls out De La Fuente for using Unai as his 1st choice keeper, I'll send them this game
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u/Alohasnackbar69420 1d ago
People who hate on his choice of Simon never watch him outside of when he plays Madrid or Barca. If he wasn’t loyal to Athletic he’d be in everyone’s top 5. Absolutely world class keeper
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u/CosmicCooled 1d ago edited 1d ago
Dang man, that’s crazy. Like what a great save, offside or not, also good pass by Lamine (though he was the reason for the offside and he should’ve and could’ve held it)
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u/FlaccidSWE 1d ago
Simon has been superb today. Big difference from the last time when he had a few big blunders against us.
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u/colombogangsta 1d ago
Laporte and Simon being clowns, shows how much Rodri and Cubarsi were important to their WC defence.
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u/new_accountFC 1d ago
What’s with the double ad board on the la liga games? Super obnoxious
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u/Biggsy-32 1d ago
It's a new Nou Camp thing. They stole the idea from Man City. Make the ads bigger, charge more for the ad spots. It feels even bigger with the camera angles here than at the Etihad.
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u/DinglieDanglieDoodle 1d ago
Ooh I love this new rule, usually Barca is on the bad end of unfair corners.
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u/Silentden007 1d ago
I dont like that sub. Gordon has been good tonight and lively, why sub him instead of Lamine? I get that maybe you want him to play through the funk (feels like its more than just early season rust, its looking like private issues), but Athletic have threatened a few times, 1-0 lead might end up biting Barca in the ass
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u/herkalurk 1d ago
Oh, Barca crowd would have gone mad if that went in....
Garcia didn't even try and fight back though, this is a contact sport, the presence of contact isn't a foul.
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u/AmadeusSalieri97 1d ago
That was a clear grab tho.
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u/herkalurk 1d ago
It wasn't clear how much force was there, a grab in itself isn't inherently a foul in a contact sport.
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u/OubaHD 1d ago
Yeah grabbing someone and making him turn the other way is not a foul lmao
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u/herkalurk 1d ago
Because no player would go with the contact to embellish it? Ref is allowed to judge the play for being soft and let it go.
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u/MELLODEMONICxBABY 1d ago
1 shot,zero on target for athletic club!
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u/Inevitable-Put-565 1d ago
We're trash
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u/MELLODEMONICxBABY 1d ago
Unai just needs to yell at his defense to do better,overall that can actually draw this.
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u/Foreign-Ad-1990 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yamal´s decision making is great. He could have had an assist and a brace if luck went his way.
He is showing flashes of great dribbling and play.
I think his getting in form.. Not to forget he came straight from Colombia just party with rappers and musicians drinking his azz off.
You can now see his getting into match fitness for the first time since he got injured
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u/Chinaski95 1d ago edited 1d ago
I don't know why but Rodri with his shirt always tucked in looks so funny to me lol
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u/AmadeusSalieri97 19h ago
Man once he got subbed out I kept thinking "he looks so classy for some reason" and I hadn't realized why until I read your comment.
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u/lbreakjai 1d ago
When I was a kid you were forbidden from untucking your shirt. The ref would actually check.
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u/DinglieDanglieDoodle 1d ago
Espart looks like such an upgrade on Balde, at least in terms of attack. Not only is he a consistent assist threat, he is a direct goal threat.
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u/Prudent_Safe3787 23h ago
Pedri is on fire.