BILBAO. Athletic Club and FC Barcelona didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. FC Barcelona was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 50,295 spectators. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Carlos Muñiz Muñoz. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.79 degrees Celsius or 44.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 2 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 120 Attack 89
- 63 Dangerous attack 32
- 83 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 60% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.
Athletic Club shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Álex Berenguer, Dani García and Imanol García de Albéniz). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Andreas Christensen, Xavi, Ronald Araújo and Jules Koundé).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Athletic Club has 50 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will has 58 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Las Palmas on the 10th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Las Palmas (2 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Mallorca on the 10th of March with a 20-2 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (3 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club
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Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón , Beñat Prados , Yeray Álvarez , Aitor Paredes , Imanol García de Albéniz , Dani García , Mikel Vesga , Iñaki Williams , Unai Gómez , Álex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta .
The home team had on the bench: Iker Muniain, Julen Agirrezabala, Asier Villalibre , Raúl García, Malcom Ares , Unai Eguíluz, Mikel Jauregizar, Hugo Rincón, Óscar de Marcos , Íñigo Lekue, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Oihan Sancet .
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Mikel Vesga for Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (63′), Unai Gómez for Oihan Sancet (64′), Iñaki Williams for Malcom Ares (76′), Beñat Prados for Óscar de Marcos (80′) and Gorka Guruzeta for Asier Villalibre (76′).
Player of the match: Yeray Álvarez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Yeray Álvarez.
His rating is with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Jules Koundé , Pau Cubarsí , Ronald Araújo , João Cancelo , İlkay Gündoğan , Andreas Christensen , Frenkie de Jong , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski and Pedri .
These were the players on the bench: Iñigo Martínez , Iñaki Peña, João Félix , Fermín López , Oriol Romeu , Vitor Roque, Sergi Roberto , Diego Kochen, Marc Guiu, Héctor Fort and Lamine Yamal .
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Fermín López (injured) and Lamine Yamal (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Frenkie de Jong for Fermín López (26′), Pedri for Lamine Yamal (45′), Raphinha for João Félix (76′), Andreas Christensen for Oriol Romeu (76′) and Pau Cubarsí for Iñigo Martínez (76′).
Player of the match: João Cancelo
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was João Cancelo.
His rating is with 46 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Real Betis – 2-1
- Athletic Club – FC Barcelona – 0-0
- Villarreal – Granada – 5-1
- Mallorca – Girona – 1-0
