Barcelona, increasingly recognizable as Hansi Flick's team, delivered an impressive performance at a fully engaged Camp Nou. Despite Athletic being in formation, the home team's victory seemed assured after Raphinha, who has been playing as a forward and had already scored two goals against Elche, found the net.
The match was sealed when Laporte made an error facing his own goal, which Fermín capitalized on to make it 2-0. Athletic's Gordon, Fermín and Lamine lacked accuracy throughout the match, while Unai Simón made several impressive saves for the visiting team. syntagm.co.za
