Barcelona journeys to Athletic Club for a demanding challenge in La Liga, aiming to re-establish their lead over Real Madrid in the championship pursuit.
Los Blancos secured a vital victory against Celta Vigo on Friday evening, thereby narrowing the gap to the leading position.
Nevertheless, the Blaugrana possess an opportunity to extend their lead once more to four points, despite encountering a formidable opponent in Bilbao.
This season, the home team hasn’t performed with the desired efficiency. However, a robust performance in the latter part of the season could still see them secure European football for the next term.
Commencing with a triumph over Barcelona would be an ideal start.
Stay informed with all the latest team updates and real-time match commentary, exclusively available here on 101GreatGoals.
Athletic Club Squad Information
Athletic Club initial lineup:
Athletic Club reserves:
Barcelona Squad Information
Barcelona initial lineup: Joan Garcia; Cancelo, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin; Casado, Bernal; Yamal, Olmo, Rashford; Torres.
Barcelona reserves: Araujo, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Fermin, Bardghji, Szczesny, Kochen, Cortes, Xavi Espart, Tommy.
Where to view Athletic Club v Barcelona: Television channel, live digital broadcasts
The match commences on Saturday at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, direct broadcast is available on Disney Plus.
Real-time streaming across a wide array of devices is accessible via the Disney Plus application. Monthly subscriptions in the UK range from £5.99 to £14.99, or £99.90-£149.90 annually.
Athletic Club v Barcelona Statistics
- Every one of the last five encounters between these squads has culminated in a Barcelona triumph, with Athletic Club failing to net a goal in the previous four.
- Only Barca (13), Atleti (11), Madrid (11), and Villarreal (10) have clinched more home league victories than Athletic Club (7) this current season.
- Athletic Club has conceded goals in each of their last six home fixtures across all competitions since achieving consecutive clean sheets against Atletico Madrid (1-0) and Paris Saint-Germain (0-0) in December.
- They have managed to score just once in the last eight league meetings between the teams. Their most recent Liga goal from open play against Barca was a header by Inigo Martinez – who subsequently joined their adversaries – in August 2021.
- Head coach Ernesto Valverde secured La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup during his tenure as Barcelona manager between 2017 – after departing Athletic Club – and 2020.
- Fermin Lopez has contributed two goals and three assists across the last three iterations of the fixture.
- Barcelona has won their previous three matches but suffered defeats in their two most recent away games, experiencing that 4-0 loss at Atleti and a 2-1 defeat at Girona.
- Only Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (23) and Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi (16) have registered more La Liga goals this season than Barca’s Lamine Yamal (13).
- Mbappe is the sole player (27) with more direct goal contributions than Yamal (22) in the 2025/26 division.
- Aside from Celta Vigo’s Borja Iglesias (54%), Ferran Torres boasts the highest shot accuracy (51%) among the nine players who have scored at least 10 times in this season’s La Liga.