La Liga - TV and streaming options to watch Athletic vs Barcelona

August 20, 2021 By Oscar Rojas

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

Los Leones de San Mamés welcome the Blaugrana side with hopes to go back to winning ways at home when facing the Catalan giants.

The second week of action in the Spanish Primera División will bring fans one of the most interesting games of the season, as Athletic will host Barcelona after just one game. The Basque team has always given Los Culés a hard time, and this time, without Messi in sight, fans and experts might expect the same thing when both teams make it to the pitch.

Athletic Club will enter this game after drawing their first match of the season against Elche. The team led by coach Marcelino García Toral is still adapting to the arrivals of Alex Petxa and the returns of some of their loaned footballers. Either way, fans want to see a better performance by their team, especially with players such as Inaki Williams, Iker Muniain, or veteran Raúl García, all of them that will be fit to play this game.

On the other hand, Barcelona will make it to this game after defeating Real Sociedad with a 4-2 score and leaving fans satisfied with their display on the pitch. While Koeman's team had no problems finding the back of the net, their defense showed some cracks during the match against the Txuri-urdin side, which may force the Dutch boss to work even more with his defensive unit. The team's top scorer after one game is Martin Braithwaite, who scored a brace for Los Culés.

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

Athletic Club- Injured: Yuri Berchiche, Peru Nolaskoain, Kenan Kodro, Iñigo Córdoba, Alex Petxa. Doubtful: Ander Capa.

Barcelona - Injured: Ousmané Dembelé, Marc-André Ter Stegen, Ansu Fati, Sergio Agüero. Doubtful: Oscar Mingueza, Philippe Coutinho.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona - Head-to-head stats

The last game between these teams ended in a 4-0 win for Barcelona in their Copa del Rey clash.
Athletic have not been able to beat Barcelona in a league game since August 2019, when they beat Los Culés with a one-nil score.
Athletic's coach Marcelino García has faced Barcelona on 25 different occasions. He has only led his teams to two wins.
This will be Ronald Koeman's seventh game against Los Leones. His teams have won three games, while the other ones have ended in defeat.
The last league meeting between these teams at San Mamés ended in a 3-2 win for Los Culés earlier this year.