La Liga: Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona 0-2 |as it happened...
MATCH PREVIEW:
- Athletic have lost their last seven La Liga games against Barcelona, the last four without scoring a single goal.
- At home, the Basque side have lost their last three La Liga games against Barcelona and never have lost four in a row.
- Athletic have won only one of their last six La Liga games (D1 L4), 1-0 vs Sevilla.
- Barcelona haven´t lost in their last 16 La Liga games (W15 D1), their longest unbeaten run since March 2017.
- Athletic rank joint-third in terms of conceding opposition shots on target in La Liga this season (49, along with Espanyol) behind Las Palmas (61) and Málaga (58).
- Ernesto Valverde has only won two of his six La Liga games as a manager against Athletic, both with Espanyol (L4).
- No player has scored more goals against Marc-André ter Stegen in all competitions than Aritz Aduriz (5).
- Lionel Messi has scored 11 goals in his last 13 La Liga games against Athletic, but only one has come in his three games at the new San Mamés.
- Luis Suárez has scored six goals in his last six games against Athletic in all competitions but only one was netted at the new San Mamés
- Lionel Messi has been involved in 500 goals in his 391 La Liga games (360 goals and 140 assists).
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