Match Report
FC Barcelona went into the game 1st in the table on 21 points; Athletic Club sat 10th on 8 — a 13-point gap. Athletic Club had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 4.43/1 for FC Barcelona and 1.17/1 for Athletic Club (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Momentum sat with FC Barcelona, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Athletic Club entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for FC Barcelona against 6/15 for Athletic Club.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 29 FC Barcelona wins, 6 for Athletic Club, 5 draws, at 2.93 goals per meeting.
With 93 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, M. Ortiz Arias was the man in the middle. Camp Nou, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Raphinha (37'), Fermín López (82')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barcelona 70% · Athletic Club 30% · Total shots: 22-5 · On target: 10-0 · Corners: 12-5