Barcelona

1st · 7-0-0 · 21 pts · +24

YES!

Barcelona beat Athletic Club

0-0-2 0 – 2

2-0-0

FT · Thu, Aug 27

Match Details

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Highlights

Rodri debuts as Barcelona beat Athletic to continue hot start

Rodri made a winning return to LaLiga as Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou on Thursday thanks to goals from Raphinha and Fermín López.

Recap via ESPN

1:08 Barcelona vs. Athletic Club - Game Highlights

1:08 Raphinha finishes off slick Barca move to make it 1-0

0:25 Unai Simón with a nice save vs. Barcelona

0:34 Fermín López scores goal for Barcelona

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
90'+3'Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
90'+3'Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
90'+3'Adama Boiro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Rodri.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
88'Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
87'Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona).
87'Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Line Score

	1	2	T
ATH	0	0	0
BAR	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Athletic Club

OS Oihan Sancet · 2Total Shots
US Unai Simón · 8Saves
JL Johaneko Louis Jean · 16Defensive Interventions
AL Aymeric Laporte · 30Accurate Passes

Barcelona

R Raphinha · 1Goals
LY Lamine Yamal · 7Total Shots
JG Joan García · 9Defensive Interventions
PC Pau Cubarsí · 101Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	7	7	0	0	+24	21
2	Atlético	7	5	1	1	+9	16
3	Betis	7	5	1	1	+2	16
4	Real Madrid	7	5	0	2	+10	15
5	Sevilla	7	4	1	2	+1	13
6	Alavés	7	3	2	2	+5	11
7	Deportivo	7	2	4	1	+2	10
8	Real Sociedad	7	3	1	3	-4	10
9	Villarreal	7	2	2	3	+1	8
10	Athletic	6	2	2	2	+1	8
11	Getafe	7	2	2	3	-3	8
12	Rayo	7	2	2	3	-5	8
13	Osasuna	7	2	2	3	-7	8
14	Celta Vigo	7	1	4	2	+2	7
15	Espanyol	7	2	1	4	0	7
16	Racing	7	2	1	4	-10	7
17	Levante	6	1	2	3	-4	5
18	Elche	7	1	2	4	-6	5
19	Valencia	7	1	1	5	-9	4
20	Málaga	7	0	3	4	-9	3

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Key Events

85'Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Pedri.

82'Goal! Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

81'Substitution, Athletic Club. Álvaro Djaló replaces Gorka Guruzeta.

80'Substitution, Barcelona. Karim Adeyemi replaces Anthony Gordon.

80'Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.

70'Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Gerenabarrena replaces Mikel Jauregizar.

70'Substitution, Athletic Club. Adama Boiro replaces Johaneko Louis-Jean because of an injury.

63'Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Marc Bernal.

63'Substitution, Barcelona. Rodri replaces Raphinha.

61'Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

60'Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams.

60'Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Nico Williams.

48'Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37'Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.

27'Xavi Espart (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.