Barcelona 4-0 Bilbao: Yamal shines

Lamine Yamal provided two impressive assists for Ferran Torres in the match against Bilbao in round 13 of La Liga, which took place on the night of November 22nd.

Barcelona played their first match at Camp Nou in two years.

Score: Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao

Goalscorers: Robert Lewandowski (5'), Ferran Torres (45+3', 90'), Fermin Lopez (49').

Key developments:

• Goal: Following a successful high-pressure situation in the 5th minute, Lewandowski unleashed a powerful shot into the near corner, beating the goalkeeper.
• In the 20th minute, a surprise opportunity arose for Fermin, but the young Spanish midfielder couldn't beat goalkeeper Unai Simon. In the rebound, Ferran Torres sent the ball over the crossbar.
• In the 23rd minute, Torres beat Simon and shot into an empty net, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
• In the 41st minute, Nico Williams had a close-range scoring opportunity but he sent the ball wide of the post.
• Goal: In the 45th minute + 3, Yamal delivered a precise long pass with the outside of his foot, allowing Torres to finish past Unai Simon in a one-on-one situation.
• Goal: In the 49th minute, Eric Garcia played a through pass to Fermin, who broke free and beat his senior national team teammate, Simon.
• Red card: In the 54th minute, Oihan Sancet (Bilbao) kicked Fermin in the leg and received a direct red card from the referee.
• With about 10 minutes left in the match, opportunities arose for Yamal and Olmo, but the Barca strikers were unable to capitalize on them to score another goal.
• 90th minute: Yamal again assisted Torres, but this time Barca's goal was disallowed due to offside.

Force information:

• Barcelona are without Frenkie De Jong, Gavi, Pedri, and Ter Stegen due to injury. Marcus Rashford is not registered due to illness.
• Bilbao are missing several key players, most notably Inaki Williams.

Notable statistics:

• Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 11 La Liga matches against Bilbao (9 wins, 2 draws).
• The last time Barca were beaten by Athletic Bilbao at home in La Liga was in November 2001, 24 years ago.
• Twelve of the 15 goals Barcelona have conceded in the league this season have come before half-time.
• Bilbao had conceded 8 goals, the highest in the league before this round of matches, after the 70th minute.
• Only 2 of Athletic's last 12 away matches in La Liga have seen both teams score.

Tactical diagram

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