A fighting Athletic falls by the minimum in Barcelona (1-0)

A fighting Athletic falls by the minimum in Barcelona (1-0)

A fighting Athletic falls by the minimum in Barcelona (1-0)

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He Athletic Club lost 1-0 against Barcelona this Sunday the match of the 10th day of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium. The Biscayan team stood up to the Catalan and played a great game, but debutant Marc Guiu’s goal condemned Athletic to defeat.

The match began at a calm pace, with both teams testing the ground. In fact, the first to attempt a shot was Inaki Williams after five minutes, from outside the area, but his shot did not pose any danger to Ter Stegen.

Barça reacted with a good play down the wing. Ferran has passed Joao Félix behind and only the crossbar has prevented the locals from scoring. Shortly after, another play in the race ended with Fermin’s shot, but Unai Simón has taken a saving leg to avoid the goal.

Athletic has begun to press higher and that is where the Basques’ approaches to the rival area have arrived, especially taking advantage of the speed of the Williams. In a play full of rebounds, Iñaki shot powerfully at goal, but the Catalan team’s goalkeeper once again used his fists well to deflect it for a corner.

In the 26th minute, Yuri Berchiche has had to leave the pitch with gestures of pain. The full-back tried to continue playing at the beginning, but it was impossible. He has replaced it Lekue.

The following minutes were very even and neither team created any danger. The Williams brothers made a good combined play in the final minutes of the first half that ended in a double shot, but the play was invalidated due to offside. TO Nico It gave him time for one more shot, but again the goalkeeper got in the way.

Upon returning from the locker room, Barcelona gained more possession and began to stalk Simón’s goal, while Athletic created more danger with aerial play, in the corners. Furthermore, the goalkeepers were largely to blame for the scoreboard not moving, as both Simón and Ter Stegen completed a magnificent match with important saves.

Marc Guiuwho came on in the 79th minute, entered the field to make his debut for Barça and, unfortunately for the Basques, He was the one who scored the winning goal. The 17-year-old received a long ball and, alone in front of the goalkeeper, he scored the goal. Unai Simón touched the ball, but he could not prevent it from ending up in the net (1-0).

Athletic continued trying and searching for the tying goal until the end, but it was the home side who were closest to the second goal. In the end, the lions were unable to equalize the score and were defeated.

Herrera is injured in training

Ander Herrera has been injured in training prior to the game and his withdrawal from the starting team Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta has replaced himwho has reappeared after a month of absence due to a muscle injury.

Data sheet

1 – Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Joao Cancelo, Christensen (Araujo, min.60), Íñigo Martínez, Balde (Marcos Alonso, min.79); Oriol Romeu (Lamine Yamal, min.60), Gündogan, Gavi; Ferran Torres, Joao Félix and Fermín López (Marc Guiu, min.79).

0 – Athletic Club: Unai Simón; De Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Yuri Berchiche (Lekue, min.26); Ruiz de Galarreta (Prados, min. 67), Dani García (Unai Gómez, min.77); Iñaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams (Álex Berenguer, min.77); and Guruzeta (Adu Ares, min.67).

Goal: 1-0: Marc Guiu, min.80.

Referee: Martínez Munuera (Valencian Committee). He showed yellow cards to Gavi (min.16), Dani García (min.37), Oriol Romeu (min.41) and De Marcos (min.89).

Source: Eitb

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