La Liga - How to watch Athletic vs Barcelona in over 150 countries

January 4, 2021 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: La Liga, Athletic Club, Barcelona, TV Schedules, TV Listings

Los Leones will face Koeman's side under new management, which will surely add mistery to an already interesting match.

What has been Athletic Club and Barcelona's form ahead of this game?

Athletic Club enter this game with two wins in their last four games, with both of those taking place at home. Their main problems have come when playing away from home, which is why the club decided to sack former coach Gaizka Garitano. Los Leones' last clash ended in a one-nil win against Elche.

Barcelona make it to this game on a six-game streak without a loss in La Liga, in which they have found the back of the net ten times. Koeman's men have only drawn two of those games, one against Valencia (2-2) and the other one against Eibar (1-1). Curiously, both of those games have taken place at Camp Nou, which means that Los Culés have not dropped points away from home since their defeat against Cádiz on December 5, 2020.

What is Athletic Club and Barcelona's position in the ongoing La Liga season?

Athletic Club make it to this game in ninth place, with their record showing six wins, three draws, and eight losses. The red and white side has scored and conceded the same number of goals (19) which might explain their inconsistent form this season. Iker Muniain and Iñaki Williams are the team's top scorers with three goals.

Barcelona will make it to this game in 5th place, with their record showing eight wins, four draws and four losses. So far, the Blaugrana side has scored 30 goals, while their defense has conceded fifteen times. Lionel Messi is the team's top scorer with seven goals to his name.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona - Who's in and who's out?

Athletic Club: Injured: Peru Nolaskoain, Yeray Álvarez, Unai López.

Barcelona: Injured: Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Philippe Coutinho.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona - Head-to-head

The last game between these teams ended in a 1-0 win for Barcelona in June 2020.
Athletic kept three clean sheets against Barcelona last season, including two in their one-nil wins over Los Culés, one in La Liga and one more in the Copa del Rey.
Barcelona have only been able to score four goals in their last six games against the Basque side.
Lionel Messi has not been able to score against Athletic since March 2018 in a game Los Culés won 2-0.
Ronald Koeman will try to win his first game against Athletic Club after losing in his two previous encounters.

Athletic's recently appointed coach Marcelino García Toral will face Barcelona for the 22nd time. So far the Spaniard has lost a whopping 14 times, with six draws and only one win against Los Culés.