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Barcelona took on Athletic Club de Bilbao on match day 2 of La Liga on Sunday evening in their first home fixture of the season, and the game that unfolded at Montjuic did not disappoint.
The Catalans lined up with Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Pau Cubarsi, and Jules Kounde in defence, Marc Bernal and Pedri in a double pivot with Raphinha playing as an attacking midfielder.
Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski completed the lineup on the night.
Barcelona’s star boy Yamal opened the scoring in just the 24th minute with an inspired strike from distance, but the Basque side were given the luxury of equalising from the penalty spot 18 minutes later.
Eventually, Robert Lewandowski scored the winner for the Blaugrana midway through the second half.
Barça Universal brings you the player ratings from Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen: 7
While Ter Stegen could not do much to deny Athletic Club from the spot, he came up clutch with a vital save from inside the box in the second half. Apart from his direct shot-stopping numbers, he was clean with his distribution.
Jules Kounde: 8
Going up against Nico Williams on the flank, Kounde was up for one of his biggest tests in La Liga this season against Athletic Club last night. Yet, it is safe to say that he did a good job of keeping the Spaniard silent.
In 90 minutes, the Frenchman won five duels, blocked one shot, provided one clearance and made two tackles for the Blaugrana.
Pau Cubarsi: 5
The 17-year-old enjoyed a decent start to the game but it all went awry very soon for young Cubarsi.
He did not register a single defensive action for the team through the first half and was dribbled past with ease on one occasion. The lowest point in the game, however, was the penalty he gave away for an unnecessary foul that gifted Athletic Club the penalty and an equaliser.
Inigo Martinez: 7.5
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Author : Adithya Eshwarla
Publish date : 2024-08-24 19:00:34
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