Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 on Thursday, 27 August 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias. It was played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
First half: X. Espart received a yellow card for Barcelona at 27'. Barcelona took the lead at 37' when Raphinha scored, with the assist credited to Pedri, making the score 1-0.
Second half: Gorka Guruzeta received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 48'. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 60', with Nico Williams replacing Robert Navarro. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 60', with I. Williams replacing Álex Berenguer. J. Louis-Jean received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 61'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 63', with Raphinha replacing Rodri. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Marc Bernal replacing Dani Olmo. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Louis-Jean replacing A. Boiro. Athletic Club made their 4th substitution at 70', with Mikel Jauregizar replacing Beñat Gerenabarrena. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Eric García replacing J. Koundé. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Gordon replacing K. Adeyemi. Athletic Club made their 5th substitution at 81', with Gorka Guruzeta replacing Álvaro Djaló. Barcelona extended the lead at 82' when Fermín scored, making the score 2-0. Barcelona made their 5th substitution at 85', with Pedri replacing João Cancelo.
Barcelona used 5 substitutions while Athletic Club used 5 substitutions. Barcelona got 1 yellow card, while Athletic Club got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Barcelona outshot their opponent (22-4).
- Barcelona controlled possession (71%).
- Barcelona had the sharper finishing (10-0 shots on target).
