La Liga
Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club
Barcelona vs Athletic Club finished 2-0 in La Liga. Key event: 3' Lionel Messi (xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Direct Freekick · location 76.2%, 55.5%). Head to head: H2H last 7: 7-0-0. Home form: W W D W W; Away form: W L D W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W W D W W
13 pts, goals 12-2, 2.40 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match
Away form
W L D W L
7 pts, goals 5-6, 1.00 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match
Barcelona · season record
22 W · 6 D · 0 L
2017/2018: 28 recorded matches, goals 72–13; before 18 Mar 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Athletic Club · season record
8 W · 11 D · 9 L
2017/2018: 28 recorded matches, goals 29–31; before 18 Mar 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 28 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Match timelineControls every timed spatial view below
Full match · 75 timed plotted passes. Network and heatmap show the full match.
Pass map directional passes
Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.
Focused view: 48 of 75 plotted passes
CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction
Passing networkexact player links onlyfull match
Node position is the player's full-match average pass location. Thicker connections represent more completed passes.
- DEMOusmane Dembélé0 passes
- STEMarc-André ter Stegen1 passes
Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match
Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.
Fewer pass startsMore pass starts
Possession flow 37 recorded possessions
Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.
BarcelonaAthletic Club
- 0–5′93–8
- 5–10′0–100
- 10–15′25–75
- 15–20′16–84
- 20–25′97–3
- 25–30′100–0
- 30–35′100–0
- 35–40′43–57
- 40–45′0–100
- 50–55′0–100
- 55–60′0–100
- 60–65′58–42
- 65–70′26–74
- 70–75′100–0
- 75–80′100–0
- 80–85′14–86
- 85–90′44–56
- 90–95′100–0
Timeline 70 events
3'
•
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Direct Freekick · location 76.2%, 55.5%
3'
•
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Free Kick · Saved · xG 0.06
7'
•
shot
Paco Alcácer
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.43 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.6%, 54%
7'
⚽
Goal
Francisco Alcácer García
BAR Open Play · Goal
8'
⚽
Goal
Paco Alcácer
BAR assist Jordi Alba
10'
•
shot
Paulinho
BAR assist Philippe Coutinho · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.5%, 54.2%
10'
•
shot
José Paulo Bezzera Maciel Júnior
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.03
11'
•
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Ousmane Dembélé · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 45.6%
11'
•
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.08
13'
•
shot
Philippe Coutinho
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 64.8%
13'
•
shot
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR xG 0.13 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.7%, 41.7%
13'
•
shot
Philippe Coutinho Correia
BAR Open Play · Post · xG 0.06
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16'
Yellow
Samuel Yves Umtiti
BAR Yellow Card
17'
shot
Jordi Alba Ramos
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.02
17'
Yellow
Samuel Umtiti
BAR Yellow card
25'
shot
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR assist Philippe Coutinho · xG 0.63 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.4%, 55.1%
29'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Ousmane Dembélé · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.8%, 47.8%
30'
Yellow
Raúl García Escudero
BIL Yellow Card
31'
Yellow
Raúl García
BIL Yellow card
33'
shot
Philippe Coutinho
BAR assist Paulinho · xG 0.85 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.9%, 54.2%
33'
shot
Philippe Coutinho Correia
BAR Open Play · Post · xG 0.38
39'
Yellow
Íñigo Lekue Martínez
BIL Yellow Card
39'
Yellow
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR Yellow card
40'
Yellow
Íñigo Lekue
BIL Yellow card
41'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Philippe Coutinho · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.2%, 60%
41'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05
43'
shot
Paulinho
BAR assist Ousmane Dembélé · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.7%, 50.9%
43'
shot
José Paulo Bezzera Maciel Júnior
BAR Open Play · Post · xG 0.05
45'
Sub
Ander Iturraspe Derteano
BIL on for Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga · Tactical
45'
shot
Íñigo Lekue Martínez
BIL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05
46'
Sub
Ander Iturraspe
BIL on for Beñat Etxebarria
50'
shot
Sabin Merino Zuloaga
BIL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05
52'
shot
Sabin Merino Zuloaga
BIL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.04
52'
shot
Unai Núñez Gestoso
BIL Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.04
54'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Free Kick · Blocked · xG 0.06
57'
shot
Philippe Coutinho
BAR assist Lionel Messi · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.8%, 64.1%
57'
shot
Philippe Coutinho Correia
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.09
58'
shot
Enric Saborit Teixidor
BIL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.02
62'
Sub
Iñaki Williams Arthuer
BIL on for Markel Susaeta Laskurain · Tactical
63'
Sub
Andrés Iniesta Luján
BAR on for Ousmane Dembélé · Tactical
63'
Sub
Iñaki Williams
BIL on for Markel Susaeta
64'
Sub
Andrés Iniesta
BAR on for Ousmane Dembélé
68'
shot
Enric Saborit Teixidor
BIL Open Play · Saved · xG 0.09
70'
shot
Iñaki Williams
BIL assist Saborit · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 89.1%, 63.9%
70'
Sub
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia
BIL on for Sabin Merino Zuloaga · Tactical
70'
shot
Iñaki Williams Arthuer
BIL Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05
71'
Sub
Aritz Aduriz
BIL on for Sabin Merino
73'
Sub
Aleix Vidal Parreu
BAR on for Francisco Alcácer García · Tactical
74'
Sub
Aleix Vidal
BAR on for Paco Alcácer
75'
shot
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia
BIL Open Play · Off T · xG 0.06
80'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.06
84'
Sub
André Filipe Tavares Gomes
BAR on for Philippe Coutinho Correia · Tactical
85'
shot
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia
BIL Open Play · Saved · xG 0.09
85'
Sub
André Gomes
BAR on for Philippe Coutinho
87'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Ivan Rakitic · xG 0.13 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 65.5%
87'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.06
90+1'
shot
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia
BIL Open Play · Saved · xG 0.14
91'
shot
Aduriz
BIL assist Iñigo Martínez · xG 0.49 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.6%, 53.6%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 10-1-1
Barcelona leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 10 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 27 Aug 2026 · Barcelona vs Athletic Club · 2 - 0.
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Recent form
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1 · Manager Cuco Ziganda 1
K
Kepa Arrizabalaga
GK
18
Ó
Óscar de Marcos
DEF
12
U
Unai Núñez
DEF
4
I
Iñigo Martínez
DEF
3
E
Enric Saborit
DEF
6
M
Mikel San José
MID
7
B
Beñat Etxebarria
MID
14
M
Markel Susaeta · Captain
MID
22
R
Raúl García
MID
15
Í
Íñigo Lekue
MID
19
S
Sabin Merino
FWD
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8
A
Ander Iturraspe
MID
11
I
Iñaki Williams
FWD
20
A
Aritz Aduriz
FWD
13
I
Iago Herrerín
GK
16
X
Xabier Etxeita
DEF
28
Í
Íñigo Cordoba
MID
21
M
Mikel Vesga
MID
Barcelona
4-4-2 · Manager Ernesto Valverde 1
M
Marc-André Ter Stegen
GK
20
S
Sergi Roberto
DEF
3
G
Gerard Piqué
DEF
23
S
Samuel Umtiti
DEF
18
J
Jordi Alba
DEF
11
O
Ousmane Dembélé
MID
15
P
Paulinho
MID
4
I
Ivan Rakitić
MID
14
P
Philippe Coutinho
MID
10
L
Lionel Messi · Captain
FWD
17
P
Paco Alcácer
FWD
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8
A
Andrés Iniesta
MID
22
A
Aleix Vidal
DEF
21
A
André Gomes
MID
13
J
Jasper Cillessen
GK
24
Y
Yerry Mina
DEF
19
L
Lucas Digne
DEF
26
C
Carles Aleñá
MID