Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 on Sunday, 18 March 2018 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Santiago Jaime Latre. It was played at Unknown Venue 1462.
First half: Barcelona took an early lead at 8' when Paco Alcácer scored, with the assist credited to Jordi Alba, making the score 1-0. S. Umtiti received a yellow card for Barcelona at 17'. Barcelona extended the lead at 30' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to O. Dembélé, making the score 2-0. Raúl García received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 31'. O. Dembélé received a yellow card for Barcelona at 39'. Lekue received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 40'.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 46', with Beñat replacing Iturraspe. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Susaeta replacing I. Williams. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 64', with O. Dembélé replacing Andrés Iniesta. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Sabin Merino replacing Aduriz. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Paco Alcácer replacing Aleix Vidal. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Philippe Coutinho replacing André Gomes.
Barcelona used 3 substitutions while Athletic Club used 3 substitutions. Barcelona got 2 yellow cards, while Athletic Club got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Barcelona outshot their opponent (17-10).
- Barcelona controlled possession (59%).
- Barcelona had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).
