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 - Ander Herrera, Dani Garcia - Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams - Gorka Guruzeta
Subs: Julen Agirrezabala, Inigo Lekue, Imanol Garcia de Albeniz, Peru Nolaskoain, Malcom Ares Djalo, Alex Berenguer, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Benat Prados, Unai Gomez, Asier Villalibre, Raul Garcia
Match Events:
Match Stats - via Livescore.com, as of 0’
| Barcelona | Athletic :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 0.00 | 0.00 xA | 0.00 | 0.00 Possession | 0% | 0% Shots on target | 0 | 0 Shots off target | 0 | 0 Blocked shots | 0 | 0 Corner kicks | 0 | 0 Offsides | 0 | 0 Fouls | 0 | 0 Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Live 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 |
| Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 |
| Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 |
| Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| 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
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Marcos Alonso own goal incoming
This reeks of a late 1-0 winner. Not like Barcelona’s playing too well but Athletic lost a lot of steam this half.
Our squad depth for this game is hilariously thin. Hoping for the best but prepared for the worst.
Mixed team for Barcelona against a good side. Let’s see if they can go back to the 1-0 vibes
Xav1 vibes
Tough game
Seems as though Athletic don’t have as much trouble finding goals as they did last season and they’re doing decent. But they often get thrashed when they go to Barcelona so even if they’re missing a lot of players, I don’t expect anything less than a 3-0 here.
Anyone know why Lamine isn’t in the starting XI for Barça?
Ferran is honestly so disappointing. All that shark talk is aging like milk
Love Romeu’s long passing
I know I didn’t see Fermin try and line up a bicycle kick
I love how Sancet’s dribbling technique is just to keep running into Barça defenders and use the rebound to win the ball on the other side of them
It’s my strategy. Go in and hope for the best
Gavi got away with murder there at first glance. Maybe the replay will show otherwise
Lmao, the foul was 20m away from where Simon took it
Alonso looks funny when he runs lol
The passing has been so much better the last 15 mins or so