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93'FT: Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao!! All over at the Camp Nou and it was very one sided. Dembele, S Roberto and Lewandowski all scored in the first 22 minutes and then Ferran Torres got the fourth in the 73rd minute. Dembele starred with one goal and three assists while Athletic Bilbao never turned up. Injuries to Gavi and S Roberto slightly overshadowed Barca's victory. Thanks for joining us this evening and see you again soon!
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93'Athletic get a free-kick which goes into the box and Alonso heads it away.
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91'Three added minutes.
Yellow card
a Athletic
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89'Vesga is booked for a foul.
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89'Double opportunity for Bilbao!! Ter Stegen tries to play games in his own box, he has the ball nicked off him by Raul Garcia, Vencedor and Sancet both have chances to score, but defenders on the line kept Barca's clean sheet intact.
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87'Barca will have to see this out with 10 men and they've used up the five changes allowed.
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86'S Roberto is going off on a stretcher in some pain.
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83'S Roberto seems to have dislocated his shoulder as he slides in to dispossess an opponent in his own area. Not good for the hosts.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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78'Eric Garcia makes a late tackle on Yeray and the referee shows him a flash of yellow.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 73'
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Statistics of Ferran Torres in Primera División334
0.12251
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73'F Torres adds a fourth! F De Jong gives the ball to Dembele, who passes to F Torres and he makes no mistake! Dembele has his hat-trick of assists.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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71'Busquets has his name taken for a foul.
Substitution
at Athletic
Substitution
at Athletic
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70'Bilbao double sub: Raul Garcia and Vencedor replaces Zarraga and I Williams.
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67'Almost four! S Roberto gives to Dembele on the far side, who runs through with ease before giving to F Torres. The former City man is denied by a fine save by Simon.
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65'F de Jong charges forward into Bilbao's half, he passes to Fati in the penalty area whose curling shot goes over.
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62'Barca triple sub: Lewandowski. Pedri and Kounde off, Fati, Alonso and F Torres on.
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61'Athletic double sub: D Garcia and De Marcos go off and Lekue and Sancet come on.
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60'D Garcia is injured now and he won't be able to continue. He has a problem with his leg and he's going off.
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59'Barca go on the attack, but the move comes to nothing.
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56'The hosts are very comfortable and there's no chance of a fightback.
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53'Barca strike the post!! Simon's clearance goes straight to S Roberto, who plays a one-two with Dembele before squaring for Pedri at the back stick and D Garcia's clearance strikes Pedri's foot before going onto the post.
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52'Barca attack and S Roberto overhit pass sees the ball go out for a goal kick.
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49'Valverde's men are having plenty of possession in Barca's half, but it's well away from their goal. Barca are quite happy to keep them there.
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46'The away side threaten through Berenguer, he gives to N Williams and his cross finds the GK, rather than a teammate.
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46'Athletic Bilbao get us going once again!
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45'HT: Barcelona 3-0 Athletic Bilbao! Half-time at the Camp Nou and the hosts are cruising. Dembele has been the star of the first half as he scored after 12 minutes and then assisted for S Roberto and Lewandowski to score. It was 3-0 after 22 minutes, but they lost Gavi to injury later on. The Basques also saw Ander Herrera go off injured. Back for more shortly!
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45'45+5: The Basues have the ball, Nico Williams gets to the by-line after beating Dembele and Pedri clears the cut-back.
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45'45+3: Berenguer goes forward and his strike from just outside the box is deflected into the hands of Ter Stegen.
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45'45+2: Bilbao are finally enjoying some possession in Barca's half, but the home side force them back into their own half.
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45'Five additional minutes.
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44'Corner for the away side.
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42'Barca are in complete control of this and are having fun out there.
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39'The game has definitely quietened down since the third goal.
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38'Opportunity for Kessie after good Barca play involving Balde and he squares for Kessie, but it comes to nothing.
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36'Sergi Roberto gives to Kessie in the box and his mishit effort goes back to an offside Roberto.
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34'Barca sub: Kessie on for Gavi, who leaves in tears.
Injured
en Barcelona
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32'Gavi is down again and I doubt he'll continue. I think some damage has been down to his ribns after colliding with Dani Garcia. Like colliding into a big truck! I also think D Garcia's knee catches Gavi in the groin region.
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29'Gavi is still getting treated after colliding with a couple of opponents.
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28'Xavi is angry that played wasn't stopped and is cautioned.
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28'Bilbao attack with Gavi down, but the move ends with a cross straight into the hands of Ter Stegen.
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26'Free-kick to the hosts just inside their own half after a foul by D Garcia.
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23'Dembele is on fire. A goal and two assists so far. Bilbao can't stop him. The away side still haven't turned up and their initial plan of keeping things tight early on has backfired miserably.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 22'
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Statistics of R. Lewandowski in Primera División3422
0.65730
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22'Lewandowski gets a third!! Dembele gets away from Yuri with ease on this near touchline before playing for Lewandowski in the middle, he turns before firing home from 12 yards out!
Substitution
at Athletic
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21'Athletic Bilbao sub: Ander Herrera has to go off with an injury and Dani Garcia is on.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 18'
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Statistics of Sergi Roberto in Primera División234
0.17130
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18'Sergi Roberto makes it two! Barcelona attack through Dembele from the near side gives to S Roberto in the box and his strike deflects in off Inigo Martinez!
Yellow card
a Athletic
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16'De Marcos is cautioned for cynically blocking off Balde on the counter.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 12'
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Statistics of O. Dembélé in Primera División255
0.2640
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12'Dembele puts Barca ahead, but the ref has his finger to his ear! Dembele's curling shot from outside the box is saved by Simon, the ball breaks to Lewandowski to the right of the goal and he crosses for Dembele to head in at the back stick!
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11'Lewandowski is penalised after catching Yeray with his foot 30 yards from the Athletic net.
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11'Valverde's side have done next to nothing going forward so far.
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10'Barca attack and Gavi is offside from the pass into the area.
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7'A ball into the box from the far box looks for Berenguer. It just ends up going out for a throw-in though.
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5'Gavi dispossesses I Martinez just outside the Athletic area, but he loses his footing and that sees the ball go out for a goal kick.
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4'The home side are dominating possession and territory here so far.
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3'Balde makes a terrific run into Bilbao territory before passing to Lewandowski, but the Pole is offside.
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1'A ball forward looking for Dembele runs through to Simon.
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1'Barca get us going from left to right in their home kit while Bilbao are in their usual red and white!
Start of match
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PRVWWe have a minute's silence before kick-off.
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PRVWDe Marcos and Busquets come together for the coin toss.
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PRVWThe players come out of the tunnel here at the Camp Nou!
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PRVWBilbao haven't won any of their last three and drew 2-2 at Getafe last time out. Yuri, Yeray, Berenguer and Zarraga come in for Lekue, Vivian, Muniain and Sancet.
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PRVWBarca beat Villarreal 3-0 on Thursday. From that match, Balde, E Garcia, Busquets and Dembele replace Alonso, Alba, F Torres and Fati.
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PRVWBarcelona are 2nd on 25 points, six off leaders Real Madrid, while Athletic Bilbao are 6th on 18 points. A victory will take them fifth, one point behind 4th placed Real Sociedad.
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PRVWIt's 22 degrees and dry in Barcelona for this one.
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PRVWJuan Martinez Munuera is the referee for this one while Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez is the VAR.
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PRVWAthletic Bilbao XI: Simon (GK); Yuri, I Martinez, Yeray, De Marcos; Berenguer, Vesga, Zarraga, A Herrera, N Williams; I Williams.
October 23, 2022
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PRVWBarcelona XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Balde, E Garcia, Kounde, S Roberto; Pedri, Busquets, F de Jong; Dembele, Lewandowski and Gavi.
October 23, 2022
Pre-match
23 October 2022, 21:00
Referee: J. Martínez Munuera | VAR: González González
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao!
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