Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGARaphinha strike hands Barcelona hard-fought win at Athletic Club
Barcelona winger Raphinha secured a 1-0 win in LaLiga for the second straight week to beat Athletic Club and maintain a nine-point lead over Madrid.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 6': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 8': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 9': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 12': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 12': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Offside, Athletic Club. Dani García tries a through ball, but Raúl García is caught offside.
- 14': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 17': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
- 18': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 20': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
- 21': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Dangerous play by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 22': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Vivian with a through ball.
- 25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alex Berenguer.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
- 29': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 29': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
- 32': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 33': Raúl García (Athletic Club) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 40': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
- 43': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 44': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 45'+1': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: Goal Athletic Club 0-1 Barcelona (Raphinha).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
- 51': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
- 51': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 53': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Julen Agirrezabala (Athletic Club).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 57': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oier Zarraga replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain replaces Raúl García.
- 65': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessie replaces Ferran Torres.
- 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Mikel Balenziaga.
- 72': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 72': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 74': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 74': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 76': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt saved. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 79': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Martínez.
- 79': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams tries a through ball, but Íñigo Martínez is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 80': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Raphinha.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Capa replaces Óscar De Marcos.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 86': Foul by Oier Zarraga (Athletic Club).
- 86': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Oier Zarraga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Hand ball by Iker Muniain (Athletic Club).
- 87': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 89': VAR Decision: No Goal Athletic Club 0-1 Barcelona.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Barcelona. Ángel Alarcón replaces Gavi.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 49,741
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 49,741
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams  |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
| 22 | Raphinha |
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