Euskaraz irakurri: Athleticek Barçaren aurka galdu du San Mamesen (0-1)

He Athletic Club has lost this Sunday against FC Barcelona (0-1) in San Mamés in the match corresponding to the 25th round of Santander Leaguein a game in which the VAR has played a leading role due to a goal conceded to the catalans and another annulled to the basques.

Summary of the Athletic Club – FC Barcelona match

The rojiblancos got off to a better start, continuously putting pressure on a Barcelona team that began to take control after fifteen minutes. Although Ferran had already threatened after a minute and a half with a shot to the side of the net, adjusted to the post; and Nico he had responded with a high shot from the front.

The dominance of the game gave Barça three dangerous arrivals and a one-on-one by Lewandowski against Agirrezabala. But the young international goal was fine at the start.

Berenguer he was about to take advantage of a long ball from They lived in which Koundé did not measure well and ended up catching Ter Stegen, rushed by the pressure of the Navarrese striker.

Approaching half an hour, Athletic regained their spirits and generated up to two clear chances to score. A first that Iñaki crashed into the side of the net and a header from Raul Garcia to a corner kick from Berenguer that crashed into the crossbar.

Everything seemed to stay in the initial 0-0, when Busquets found Rafinha alone in the area and the Brazilian beat Agirrezabala with a cross shot. Gil Manzano annulled the goal in the first instance but the VAR awarded the goal to the visitors (0-1).

Valverde reacted from the bench and put on the field to Muniain, Zarraga and Yuriand Berenguer was about to take advantage of a cast on the left.

The final stretch of the clash was coming and Athletic began the siege by subduing their rivals with a cross shot from the front. The German goalkeeper cut off a point-blank shot from Williams.

So the tie arrived in a Williams ride that Gil Manzano annulled after reviewing it in the VAR for an alleged hand by Muniain in a much earlier play.

Athletic still had one more chance in added time, a double opportunity in which the Barça defense blocked two separate shots inside the area from Yuri and Guruzeta.

San Mamés, with 49,741 spectators, breaks its attendance record

The 49,741 viewers who have gathered in San Mamés to witness the classic league between Athletic Club and FC Barcelona represent a new attendance record in a football match at the Bilbao stadium.

The previous maximum was the 49,316 fans who gathered on January 22 in the league match between the rojiblanco team and Real Madrid.

Data sheet

0-Athletic: Agirrezabala; De Marcos (Capa, m.84), Vivian, Iñigo Martínez, Balenziaga (Yuri, m.70); Dani García, Vesga (Zarraga, m.64); Nico Williams, Raúl García (Muniain, m.64), Berenguer (Guruzeta, m.84); and Inaki Williams.

1 – Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto (Marcos Alonso, m.84), Koundé, Christensen, Balde; Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi (Alarcón, m.94); Raphinha (Ansu Fati, m.84), Ferran Torres (Kessie, m.67) and Lewandowski.

Goal: 0-1, m.45. Rafinha.

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura School). He showed a yellow card to the locals Iñaki Williams (m.29) and Zarraga (m.86), and to the visitor Sergi Roberto (m.76).

VAR referee: José Luis González González (Castilla y León Committee).

Source: Eitb

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