Athletic Club 0-1 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 19 October 2008
Result
Athletic Club 0-1 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Sunday 19 October 2008, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Athletic Club 0-1 FC Barcelona: match report
Athletic Club lost to FC Barcelona 0-1 in La Liga on Sunday 19 October 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Samuel Eto'o of FC Barcelona in the 63rd minute.
Discipline: Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Athletic Club were 17th on 5 points from 6 and FC Barcelona 5th on 13 points from 6. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 87.
Athletic Club lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Athletic Club win, 1 draw and 4 for FC Barcelona.
Going into the match Athletic Club's last five read L-L-D-W-D and FC Barcelona's W-W-W-W-D.
Key events
- 38'Yellow card · Fernando Amorebieta
- 50'Yellow card · Orbaiz
- 51'Yellow card · Rafael Márquez
- 63'Goal · Samuel Eto'o
- 74'Yellow card · Mikel Balenziaga
- 89'Yellow card · Sergio Busquets
- 90'Yellow card · Samuel Eto'o
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio, Mikel Balenziaga, David Lopez, Joseba Garmendia, Gabilondo, Orbaiz, Fernando Llorente, Francisco Yeste, Andoni Iraola
FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)
Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Deco, Andrés Iniesta, Ludovic Giuly, Ronaldinho, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Gianluca Zambrotta