Gavi, Koundé, Busquets... Barça's 1X1 win over Athletic

The FC Barcelona conquered Saint Mamés with a suffered triumph by 1-0 that allows him arrive to the Classical with nine points of advantage regarding the Real Madrid. The culés won with a solitary so much of Raphinha in the first time to pass of Sergio Busquets. It was a duel in which to the picture of Xavi Hernández touched him suffer, especially in the final stretch of the same, where the bilbaínos had several clear arrivals to mark the tie.

It was not a party especially lúcido in attack of the Barça, that sustained thanks to a big Ter Stegen and to the good party of Alejandro Balde, Raphinha, Christensen or Frenkie of Jong. But no all were so well and some, as Ferran Torres or like Jules Koundé, have to give much more of what gave in Bilbao. This is the 1x1 of the team blaugrana in his triumph in Basque territory:

Ter Stegen

The German goalkeeper was the big saviour of the FC Barcelona and avoided the victory of the Athletic beside the sticks. It saved a one against one of Berenguer and a good shot of Iñaki Williams in the first part, when Raúl García commanded a spectacular head butt to the stick. In the second, pulled to take out a high shot esquinado of Muniain and afterwards brushed the ball to command it to the stick after another shot of Berenguer. The best archer of LaLiga was in way MVP and cost a vital triumph for his team.

Sergi Roberto

In the first time, the one of Reus suffered more than the account in defence against Nico Williams in his turn to the right side. The Spanish extreme won him the back in several occasions and did him work in the one against one, but any of his actions arrived to at all. Already in the second saw yellow trying avoid a promising action of the Athletic. In attack saw him looser and noticed his presence, on the contrary that the one of Koundé in previous meetings like carrilero.

Jules Koundé

The French does not seem to be going through his best moment and was something absent-minded in Saint Mamés. The same that in his error in front of Valencia, measured badly in a jump, but this time did not arrive to touch it and left only in front of Ter Stegen to Berenguer. The attacker was not hit in front of the German, that took out the balloon to corner, but was a played very dangerous. It compensated these bad feelings taking out low sticks a finish of Yuri in the discount that was goal. With the ball yes was hit with several passes 'breaking' the pressure of the Athletic, but in general lines, toneless crash of the Frenchman.

Andreas Christensen

The Danish was correct in everything, as it comes being usual in him. Had a beautiful duel against the elder of Williams, winning him almost always. With the spherical always plays easy and never loses a balloon. Remarkable meeting the one of Christensen, that is a safe value in the saga barcelonista.

Alejandro Balde

In the first part did not have a lot work in front of Berenguer and in the second 'dominated' to Nico Williams at all times and only suffered something more against his brother in the final stretch of the duel. It was the best of the FC Barcelona beside Ter Stegen and follows showing that it is the best left-handed side of LaLiga. Besides, it generated a lot danger when it went up and went out playing from backwards whenever it did fault. Big party of the Spanish, one more this campaign.

Sergio Busquets

The '5' was quite well with the ball and went the assistant in the so much of Raphinha with a big pass. It notices a lot when the one of Badia is comfortable and this Sunday only was it to whiles, therefore the Barça did not make his best meeting. Without the balloon did not have a good time with the transitions of the Athletic and did more than a tactical fault that it could have him involved some type of sanction. In general, good performance of the Catalan in spite of everything.

Frenkie Of Jong

Well at stake positional and agile of mind in transition, Of Jong was the leader of the midfield in Saint Mamés. The Dutch is increasingly important in the game of the FC Barcelona and this notices in his own performance. Fast when it has to run, hit in the pass in short, playing to a touch when it can ... This Frenkie yes is the one who fichó the Barça of the Ajax.

Gavi

The sevillano litigated each balloon from the minute one and went back to be key in the game of pressure and in defence. With the ball was not so decisive, something that comes him occurring along the season, but sor character, impetus and his ease to turn and play fast were of help for the barcelonistas.

Raphinha

The Brazilian marked the goal of the victory and was very active during all the time that was in the field. It tried to involve in the game, desbordó when it could and his target was of pure 'killer', control with the left-handed and 'zurriagazo' with the unappealable right for Aguirrezabala. Already it is the maximum second goleador of the team this campaign, surpassing to Ousmane Dembélé, and is 'callando mouths' after the criticisms received.

Lewandowski

The '9' of the Barcelona is not especially fine in this 2023 and went back to waste an occasion of gold to the little of the beginning of the crash. It remained only in front of the goalkeeper of the Athletic, that finish him 'baling out' after a last too long control and stopped his definition. Lewy Neither hit in a head butt that was him diverted after a brutal jump in the second time. Luckily for the Barça, yes was active playing of backs and generated football for his mates.

Ferran Torres

The Valencian was to title in left band and went through Bilbao with more penalty that glory. It began well, testing luck with a strong shot that went by little diverted. Unfortunately, this was of the little that did against the 'lions'. Hardly it upset to Óscar of Frames in the one against one and neither created more danger of face to door. It was substituted by Franck Kessié before the 70 and went back to waste another opportunity of Xavi.

Franck Kessié

The coast-marfileño did not have luck in the 30 minutes that was on the field explaining the larguísimo discount. It did not attain to give him at all distinct to the team and even the moments of more suffering of the picture blaugrana began no a lot after his entrance to the terrain of game.

Ansu Fati

The '10' went out in the 83' by Raphinha and only had an opportunity to leave his print in the duel. It remained him a good balloon in the frontal, but took more than the owed in the finish and at the end Iñigo Martínez finish clearing his shot. Further of this did not do much more and it will be necessary to see if Xavi decides to give him more minutes in the Classical.

Marcos Alonso

The ex of Chelsea went out beside Ansu and was decisive in the final result with a 'saved' 'in extremis' and almost without wanting. The rocambolesca played began with Iñaki Williams desbordando to Balde and putting it to his brother, that did not know to finish and finish brushing it so that Yuri arrived from backwards to hit him to door. Koundé Saved under sticks the shot of the side and Marcos Alonso finished avoiding the target also on line of goal in the following rebound with the head of form milagrosa. This action cost the three points.