Precedents: FC Barcelona Vs. Athletic of Bilbao (League BBVA)

The Barça-Athletic of this Saturday presents like a good opportunity to confirm the excellent feelings that left the team of Luis Enrique in the two first days of the championship. The Barcelona are leaders in solitary of the League and receive to the Athletic with the look put in the derbi Madrilenian of the Bernabéu. If the culés are able to carry the three points in front of the "lions" of Valverde, could expand his advantage in the classification with regard to Real Madrid and Athletic. Definitely, an opportunity that it is necessary to try take advantage of.

But it will not be simple, the teams of Ernesto Valverde are used to to put him the very difficult things to the Barça, that will have to use all its skill if it wants to surpass to his rival. In favour of the Catalans are the last precedents, that -at least on the paper- decant clearly the scales. The two teams have confronted until 83 times in the Camp Nou. The balance is of 57 triumphs culés, 17 defeats and nine ties. Regarding computation of goals: the Barça has marked 193 goals and has received 90.

From the season 2001-02, the Basques have not been able to win in the Camp Nou. It was on 24 November 2001; in that occasion, the Athletic Club achieved the three points with a goal of Ezquerro in the minute 83 The final result was of 1-2. Curiously, this victory of the 'lions' produced some months after the famous goleada Barcelona in which the current technician of the first team, Luis Enrique, concretised a 'hat-trick': the Barça won 7-0 the previous season. From this Barcelona defeat, the rest have been victories -10- and two ties: 2-2, in the season 2002-03; and 1-1, in following season, the 2003-04.

The Athletic has won like visitor until 17 times the Camp Nou. The most stood out are: on 21 October 1945, with doublets of Zarra and Urra; on 20 February 1977, a 0-2 with double of Irureta; and on 6 February 1994, with two goals of Julen Guerrero, Cuco Ziganda and Valverde. To the margin of these stood out triumphs athleticos, the history indicates that the FC Barcelona dominates clearly the computation of clashes with the Basques. The culés have attained 57 victories in the Camp Nou. The last precedent, on 21 March of this year, finished with an adjusted Barcelona triumph by 2-1, with goals of Messi and Pedro. The Biscayan goal concretised it Aduriz.