La Liga · Thu, 27 Aug 2026 ·
Barcelona vs Athletic Club — 2 - 0
Camp Nou · Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Spain
Match report
Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0
Athletic Club were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona at Camp Nou on Thursday, 27 August 2026 in La Liga matchday 1. Raphinha (37') and Fermin (82') scored for Barcelona. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Barcelona had 70% of the ball and 22 shots (10 on target) against Athletic Club’s 5 (0 on target). Unai Simón (Athletic Club) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Barcelona 1st in the La Liga table on 21 points and Athletic Club 10th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | -3 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 28 Feb 2027, Athletic Club – Barcelona
Match events
- 27'yellow cardXavi EspartYellow Card
- 37'goalRaphinhaAssist: Pedri
- 48'yellow cardGorka GuruzetaYellow Card
- 60'substitutionN. WilliamsOff: R. Navarro
- 60'substitutionI. WilliamsOff: A. Berenguer
- 61'yellow cardJohaneko Louis JeanYellow Card
- 63'substitutionRaphinhaOff: Rodri
- 63'substitutionM. BernalOff: D. Olmo
- 70'substitutionJ. Louis-JeanOff: A. Boiro
- 70'substitutionM. JauregizarOff: B. Gerenabarrena
- 80'substitutionE. GarciaOff: J. Kounde
- 80'substitutionA. GordonOff: K. Adeyemi
- 81'substitutionG. GuruzetaOff: A. Djalo
- 82'goalFerminNormal Goal
- 85'substitutionPedriOff: J. Cancelo
Lineups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 1J. GarciaG
- 24E. GarciaD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 18G. MartinD
- 12X. EspartD
- 7FermínM
- 22M. BernalM
- 8PedriM
- 10Lamine YamalF
- 11RaphinhaF
- 17A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 13W. SzczesnyG
- 31E. AllerG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 2J. CanceloD
- 15A. ChristensenD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 16RodriM
- 28B. FarinasM
- 20D. OlmoM
- 29H. AbdelkarimF
- 14K. AdeyemiF
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Edin Terzic
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 15H. RinconD
- 5Y. AlvarezD
- 14A. LaporteD
- 31J. Louis-JeanD
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 28P. CanalesM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 8O. SancetM
- 10N. WilliamsM
- 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes
- 13A. PadillaG
- 12J. AresoD
- 4A. ParedesD
- 20A. RegoM
- 30I. MonrealD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 23R. NavarroM
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 24B. GerenabarrenaM
- 7A. BerenguerF
- 25A. DjaloF
- 21M. SannadiF
Match statistics
- 70%Possession30%
- 4.23Expected goals (xG)0.25
- 22Total shots5
- 10Shots on target0
- 7Shots off target5
- 5Blocked shots0
- 18Shots inside the box3
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 12Corners5
- 8Offsides5
- 13Fouls6
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves8
- 621Passes252
- 560Accurate passes183
- 90%Pass accuracy73%
- 1.85Goals prevented1.85
Player statistics
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 12Xavi EspartD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Eric GarcíaD | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| 7Fermín LópezM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 8PedriM | 85 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 22Marc BernalM | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalF | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 11RaphinhaF | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 17Anthony GordonF | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| 13Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 31Eder AllerG | – | – | ||
| 2João CanceloD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | – | – | ||
| 15Andreas ChristensenD | – | – | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 16RodriM | 27 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Dani OlmoM | 27 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Brian FariñasM | – | – | ||
| 14Karim AdeyemiF | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Hamza AbdelkarimF | – | – |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónGTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | ||
| 5Yeray ÁlvarezD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 15Hugo RincónD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Johaneko Louis JeanD | 70 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Oihan SancetM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Iñaki WilliamsM | 60 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Nico WilliamsM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Peio CanalesM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 81 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | – | – | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | – | – | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Iker Monreal AgundezD | – | – | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | – | – | ||
| 20Alejandro Rego MoraM | – | – | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Beñat GerenabarrenaM | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerF | 30 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Maroan SannadiF | – | – | ||
| 25Álvaro DjalóF | 9 | 6.5 |
