Match Report
FC Barcelona went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Athletic Club sat 8th on 6 — a 3-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 4/0.67 for FC Barcelona and 1.5/1.25 for Athletic Club (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
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 90 matches recorded and 2.4 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