Barcelona welcomed Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result in front of their home fans. The Catalan club dominated the ball in the early goings of the match and took the lead in the 12th minute courtesy of Ousmane Dembele’s header. Sergi Roberto doubled Barca’s advantage with a deflected attempt just six minutes later before Robert Lewandowski scored with a left-footed strike in the 22nd minute. Xavi’s men went into the half-time break leading by a 3-0 scoreline.
Ferran Torres added another goal in the 73rd minute as Barcelona ended up winning the La Liga contest by a dominant 4-0 scoreline.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Athletic Bilbao.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet at the Nou Camp.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 7.5/10
The Spaniard didn’t put a foot wrong in the game defensively and was a real threat in the opponent’s half.
CB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
The French centre-back cleared the danger twice and kept things tidy at the back during his time on the field.
CB: Eric Garcia – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and did enough to keep his clean sheet intact.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 7.5/10
Balde didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half and created two good chances from the left flank.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7/10
The Dutch talent was a positive influence at both ends of the field but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
CM: Sergio Busquets – 7/10
The Spanish sensation did his best to protect his backline but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Pedri – 6.5/10
Pedri made one decent opportunity in the Bilbao half but never looked like he would score tonight.
RW: Ousmane Dembele – 10/10
The Frenchman caused all sorts of problems for the opposition centre-backs and has got three assists and one goal to his name.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 8/10
Lewandowski caused a lot of headaches for the Bilbao defenders and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 22nd minute.
LW: Gavi – 6.5/10
The Spaniard made one good run with the ball but could only last 33 minutes.
Substitutes:
CM: Franck Kessie – 6.5/10
He added more bite and steel to Xavi’s midfield.
CB: Marcos Alonso – 6.5/10
Alonso kept things tidy at the back.
LW: Ansu Fati – 6/10
He had one strike at goal.
RW: Ferran Torres – 7/10
Torres scored in just 11 minutes after coming off the bench.
CAM: Pablo Torre – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
