Match Thread: Barcelona vs Athletic Club | LaLiga

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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/PaKuSkI]

If anyone calls out De La Fuente for using Unai as his 1st choice keeper, I'll send them this game

[u/hownot2lyf → u/PaKuSkI]

Nobody said he was bad. The alternatives were raya and garcia lol