In fairness, Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao at home

In the match for the date of the 25th, the Blaugranas won with the slightest difference in the Cathedral. The visit scored the game’s only goal 46 minutes into the first half, by Raphinha. On a cross from Sergio Busquets, the striker defined with a precise shot in the opposite goal, from the large area.

A Raúl García shot hit the post after 32 minutes and Athletic Bilbao lost their chance to take the lead.

Raphinha gave a great performance. The Barcelona striker shone scoring 1 goal, kicking 2 and making 19 correct passes.

Sergio Busquets also put in a good performance. The Barcelona midfielder completed 58 correct passes.

Barcelona striker Raphinha hit a pipe and infiltrated the ball between the legs of Athletic Bilbao midfielder Nico Williams in the 38th minute of the first leg.

The game was contested, but there were more infractions than creating fair play. There were 3 warnings: Iñaki Williams, Sergi Roberto and Oier Zarraga.

DT from Ath. Bilbao’s Ernesto Valverde presented a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Julen Agirrezabala in goal; Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Íñigo Martínez and Mikel Balenziaga on the defensive line; Dani García, Mikel Vesga, Nico Williams, Raúl García and Álex Berenguer in the middle; and Iñaki Williams in attack.

Meanwhile, Xavier Hernández Creus’ side came out with a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Marc-André Ter Stegen under the three sticks; Sergi Roberto, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde in defence; Gavi, Sergio Busquets and Frenkie de Jong in midfield; and Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres up front.

Jesús Gil Manzano was the chosen referee for the match at the Cathedral.

On the next date, the Lions will travel to Valladolid and the Catalans will play at home against Real Madrid.

In this way, the local is in ninth place in the championship with 33 points, while the visit, with 65, remains at the top of the table.

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