2024-03-05 04:59:51
The opportunity was at Barcelona’s fingertips. However, Javi Hernandez’s disciples could not use it. Despite dominating possession as well as attacking, Athletic Bilbao could not find the back of the net. The same was the case with the opponent. The fight ended in a goalless draw.
On Sunday (March 3), Barcelona tried to attack by keeping the ball in possession from the beginning of the San Mames match in Bilbao. They got their first chance in the tenth minute. Andreas Christensen’s header from Ilkay Gundoyan’s free-kick in the six-yard box flew over the crossbar.
Meanwhile, Barcelona lost midfield hope Frankie de Jong in the 24th minute. The Dutch midfielder could not continue playing even with treatment on the field. He was replaced by young Spanish midfielder Fermin Lopes.
In the 31st minute, Fermin’s shot was cleared by their goalkeeper Unai Simon to save Bilbao. Barcelona suffered another blow before the break. Pedri left the field with an injury. Lamin Yamal took his place. However, there was no change in the scoreline in the first half.
Attacks and counter attacks continued from the start in the second half as well. But no one was able to put any goalkeeper to a real test. Barcelona had a chance once. However, Yamal fell in the opponent’s box, but the referee did not blow the penalty whistle. As a result, the fight between the two teams ended goalless.
In this draw, Barcelona is third with 58 points with 17 wins and 7 draws in 27 matches. Zero to two with 1 point more in the equal match. Real Madrid at the top with 66 points. Bilbao is fifth with 50 points.