Athletic vs Barcelona 2025-26 LALIGA
Lamine Yamal strike sees Barcelona past Athletic Club, 4 points clear
Lamine Yamal once again showed his ability to decide a game when Barcelona's teenage star broke the deadlock with a gorgeous strike to earn a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 10': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Unai Gómez because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Marc Bernal.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Selton Sánchez.
- 50': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.
- 68': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Alejandro Rego.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 74': Substitution, Athletic Club. Eder García replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Marc Casadó.
- 90'+3': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,629
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,629
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Barcelona | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +33 | Real Madrid | 27 | 63 | 4 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 54 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 7 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.4 | Possession | 29.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 586 | Accurate Passes | 195 |
| 659 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 22 | Clearances | 19 |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Dani Vivian  |
| 19 | Adama Boiro |
| 2 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 44 | Selton Sánchez |
| 30 | Alejandro Rego |
| 18 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 20 | Unai Gómez |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 17 | Marc Casadó |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 14 | Marcus Rashford |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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