Barcelona beat Athletic Club 3-2 on Wednesday, 06 January 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Carlos Del Cerro Grande. It was played at San Mamés Barria.
First half: Athletic Club took an early lead at 3' when I. Williams scored, with the assist credited to Raúl García, making the score 1-0. Barcelona leveled the score at 14' when Pedri scored, with the assist credited to F. de Jong, making the score 1-1. Mikel Vesga received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 27'. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 31', with Yuri replacing Balenziaga. Barcelona took the lead at 38' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to Pedri, making the score 1-2.
Second half: C. Lenglet received a yellow card for Barcelona at 57'. Barcelona extended the lead at 62' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to A. Griezmann, making the score 1-3. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 65', with De Marcos replacing Álex Berenguer. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Mikel Vesga replacing Dani García. Dani García received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 70'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 75', with S. Dest replacing Óscar Mingueza. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 75', with O. Dembélé replacing M. Braithwaite. Athletic Club made their 4th substitution at 80', with Raúl García replacing Jon Morcillo. Athletic Club scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when Muniain scored, with the assist credited to Álex Berenguer, making the score 2-3.
Athletic Club used 4 substitutions while Barcelona used 2 substitutions. Athletic Club got 2 yellow cards, while Barcelona got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Barcelona outshot their opponent (8-13).
- Barcelona controlled possession (58%).
- Barcelona had the sharper finishing (3-9 shots on target).
