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HALFTIME, Barcelona 1-1 Athletic: The first half ends all square despite Barça’s dominance as the home team had more of the ball and created better chances, but are unable to take a lead into the break thanks to a few misses and an unlucky penalty.
42’ GOAL, Barcelona 1-1 Athletic (Sancet pen): Athletic equalize as Oihan Sancet steps up and sends Marc-André ter Stegen the wrong way.
41’ PENALTY TO ATHLETIC: Álex Berenguer goes down in the box under the challenge of Pau Cubarsí and the referee points to the spot after a VAR check.
24’ GOAL!!! Barcelona 1-0 Athletic (Yamal): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! A side free-kick is initially cleared but the ball falls to Lamine Yamal at the edge of the box, and the teenager finds the space to curl a beauty into the net with the help of a deflection!
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Athletic: And we’re underway at Montjuïc!
WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the site of the first home game of the season for Barcelona, who meet historic rivals Athletic Bilbao in an exciting La Liga matchup. Barça started the season with a win away to Valencia and want to follow it up with a victory in their home opener, but it won’t be easy against a talented and well-coached Athletic side. This should be all kinds of fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Bernal, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Astralaga (GK), Domínguez, Eric, Fort, Martín, Valle, Casadó, Torre, Fermín, Víctor
ATHLETIC BILBAO
Starting XI: Padilla; Lekue, Vivian, Yeray, Yuri; Vesga, Prados; Berenguer, Sancet, N. Williams; I. Williams (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Agirrezabala (GK), Gastesi (GK), Gorosabel, Guruzeta, De Marcos, Martón, Unai, Herrera, Ares, Egiluz, Jauregizar, Adama
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 2
Date/Time: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 7pm CET (Barcelona), 6pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 1pm ET, 10am PT (USA), 10.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Premier Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
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