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18 March 2018 at 15:15

La Liga · Season 2017
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Match Summary

Barcelona defeated Athletic Club 2:0. The match was played in La Liga 2017. Goals were scored by Paco Alcácer 8′, L. Messi 30′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Barcelona had 59% possession while Athletic Club held 41%. Barcelona had 17 shots (9 on target) compared to 10 (3 on target) for Athletic Club. Barcelona made 3 substitutions, Athletic Club made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Barcelona and Athletic Club — 2 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Barcelona
Athletic Club
Kick Off
Paco Alcácer

assist: Jordi Alba

8′
Samuel Umtiti17′
L. Messi

assist: O. Dembélé

30′
31′Raúl García
Ousmane Dembélé39′
Half Time
46′
BeñatIturraspe
63′
SusaetaIñaki Williams
O. DembéléIniesta
64′
71′
Sabin MerinoAduriz
Paco AlcácerAleix Vidal
74′
Philippe CoutinhoAndré Gomes
85′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Barcelona had 59% possession against Athletic Club's 41%. Barcelona registered 17 shots (9 on target) while Athletic Club managed 10 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 6–5. Fouls committed: 7–14.

9Shots on Goal3
5Shots off Goal4
17Total Shots10
3Blocked Shots3
7Shots insidebox6
10Shots outsidebox4
7Fouls14
6Corner Kicks5
1Offsides3
59%Ball Possession41%
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves7
600Total passes403
507Passes accurate307
85%Passes %76%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Barcelona have recorded 5 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats. Athletic Club show 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Barcelona

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Athletic Club

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Head to Head

Barcelona and Athletic Club have met 3 times — Barcelona won 3, Athletic Club won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Barcelona leads the head-to-head with 3 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 10 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.33 per match (10 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (67%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Barcelona are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–0 in 2026.

3

Barcelona

0

Drawn

0

Athletic Club

Goals: 10Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (3)

7 Mar 2026Athletic Club0 – 1Barcelona
7 Jan 2026Barcelona5 – 0Athletic Club
22 Nov 2025Barcelona4 – 0Athletic Club

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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