BARCELONA. FC Barcelona beats Athletic Club 1-0 after M. Guiu scored just 1 goal (80′). FC Barcelona was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 38,194 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera who was helped by Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

1 - 0

Athletic Club

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 99 Attack 91
  • 40 Dangerous attack 41
  • 49 Ball safe 34
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 62% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Barcelona was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Barcelona shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Athletic Club shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Marc Guiu, M. Guiu, Gavi and Oriol Romeu). Talking about the opposition, Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Óscar de Marcos, Malcom Ares and Dani García).

Match Timeline

Gavi- Yellow
16'
26'
Iñigo Lekue- sub ->Yuri Berchiche
37'
Dani García- Yellow
Oriol Romeu- Yellow
41'
Ronald Araujo- sub ->Andreas Christensen
60'
Lamine Yamal- sub ->Oriol Romeu
60'
67'
Malcom Adu- sub ->Gorka Guruzeta
67'
Beñat Prados- sub ->Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
73'
Malcom Adu- Yellow
77'
Álex Berenguer- sub ->Nico Williams
77'
Unai Gómez- sub ->Dani García
Marc Guiu- sub ->Fermín López
79'
Marcos Alonso- sub ->Alejandro Balde
79'
Marc Guiu(goal)João Félix
80'
Marc Guiu- Yellow
83'
89'
Óscar de Marcos- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this encounter, FC Barcelona will have 24 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Athletic Club will stay with 17 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on the 29th of October with a 23-15 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (12 draws).

Athletic Club will host Valencia on the 29th of October with a 14-13 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (14 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
7.7
D
João Cancelo 2.Portugal
7.9
D
Alejandro Balde 3.Spain
7.3
79'
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
6.8
60'
D
Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain
7.5
M
Gavi 6.Spain
7.1
16'
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
6.8
60' 41'
M
İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany
7.0
F
Ferran Torres 7.Spain
6.7
F
João Félix 14.Portugal
8.7
F
Fermín 32.Spain
7.0
79'
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
G
Ander Astralaga 26.Spain
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
6.7
60'
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
6.6
79'
D
Héctor Fort 39.Spain
M
Unai Hernández 35.Spain
F
Lamine Yamal 27.Spain
7.0
60'
F
Marc Guiu 38.Spain
7.3
79' 83' 80'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.7), João Cancelo (7.9), Andreas Christensen (6.8), Iñigo Martínez  (7.5), Alejandro Balde (7.3), Gavi (7.1), Oriol Romeu (6.8), Ilkay Gündogan (7.0), Ferran Torres (6.7), João Félix (8.7) and Fermín López (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ronald Araújo (6.7), Lamine Yamal (7.0), Iñaki Peña, Marcos Alonso (6.6), Ander Astralaga, Unai Hernandez, Marc Guiu (7.3) and Héctor Fort.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Marc Guiu (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Oriol Romeu for Lamine Yamal (60′), Andreas Christensen for Ronald Araújo (60′), Fermín López for Marc Guiu (79′) and Alejandro Balde for Marcos Alonso (79′).

Best player: João Félix​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was João Félix even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He hit the woodwork once times.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
8.1
D
Dani Vivian 3.Spain
7.0
D
Aitor Paredes 4.Spain
6.7
D
Yuri Berchiche 17.Spain
6.7
26'
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
6.8
89'
M
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
7.3
M
Nico Williams 11.Spain
6.7
77'
M
Dani García 14.Spain
7.0
77' 37'
M
Ander Herrera 21.Spain
M
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
7.0
M
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 16.Spain
7.3
67'
F
Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain
6.7
67'
Substitutes
G
Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
6.6
26'
D
Imanol García de Albéniz 19.Spain
D
Peru Nolaskoain 23.Spain
D
Beñat Prados 24.Spain
6.4
67'
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
M
Unai Gómez 30.Spain
6.3
77'
F
Iker Muniain 10.Spain
F
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
6.4
77'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain
F
Malcom Adu 29.Spain
7.0
67' 73'

Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor played with: Unai Simón (8.1), Óscar de Marcos (6.8), Daniel Vivian (7.0), Aitor Paredes (6.7), Yuri Berchiche (6.7), Dani García (7.0), Marcelo Gaete, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (7.3), Iñaki Williams (7.3), Oihan Sancet (7.0) and Nico Williams (6.7), Gorka Guruzeta (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Iker Muniain, Íñigo Lekue (6.6), Álex Berenguer (6.4), Julen Agirrezabala, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre, Raúl García, Peru Nolaskoain Esnal, Beñat Prados (6.4), Malcom Ares (7.0) and Unai Gómez (6.3).

Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of Íñigo Lekue (injured).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Yuri Berchiche for Íñigo Lekue (26′), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta for Beñat Prados (67′), Gorka Guruzeta for Malcom Ares (67′), Dani García for Unai Gómez (77′) and Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (77′).

Best player: Unai Simón​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was the goalkeeper: Unai Simón. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​