Barcelona vs Athletic Club LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Barcelona have won just two of their last seven games against Athletic in all competitions (W2 D2 L3), losing their last match against them 2-3 in the Spanish Supercup final on January 17th.
In LaLiga, Athletic have only collected points in one of their last 16 away games at Camp Nou (D1 L15), 1-1 in September 2018, last winning at this ground in November 2001, 2-1 (D3 L15 since).
Barcelona have avoided defeat in their last 17 home LaLiga games against Basque sides (W15 D2) since their 1-2 defeat vs Alavés in September 2016.
Barcelona have only collected 37 points after their first 19 LaLiga 2020/21 games (W11 D4 L4), their lowest tally at this stage of the season since 2003/04 (27).
Athletic are winless in their last seven away LaLiga games (D3 L4) but have drawn three of their last four (L1); they last went eight such matches without victory in a single LaLiga season in December 2018 (P8 D5 L3).
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been involved in 25 goals in 26 LaLiga appearances against Athletic (17 goals and eight assists), and he has been involved in at least one goal in each one of his last 12 LaLiga games against them at Camp Nou (10 goals and five assists).
Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann has been involved in 14 goals against Athletic in LaLiga (eight goals and six assists), more than against any other opponent in the competition.
Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong has been involved in six goals in 19 appearances in LaLiga 2020/21 (three goals and three assists), two more than in the previous season (four, two goals and two assists, in 29 appearances).
Athletic’s Iker Muniain has been involved in four goals in his last three LaLiga appearances (two goals and two assists), as many as in his previous 32 games in the competition.
Athletic’s Marcelino García Toral has managed 17 Laliga games against Barcelona, failing to win any of them (D6 L11). It’s his most games against an opponent without victory in the competition.
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