Barcelona travel to Athletic Club for a tough test in La Liga as they look to restore their gap to Real Madrid in the title race.
Los Blancos picked up a crucial win at Celta Vigo on Friday night, cutting the distance to top spot in the process.
But the Blaugrana have the chance to build their advantage back up to four points, although they face a tough test in Bilbao.
The hosts have not been as efficient as they would have liked this term, but there is still a chance they can snatch European football next season with a strong run towards the end of the campaign.
A win against Barcelona would be the perfect way to begin.
Catch up with all of the team news, as well as live commentary of the match, right here on 101GreatGoals.
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Athletic Club team news
Athletic Club starting XI:
Athletic Club substitutes:
Barcelona team news
Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia; Cancelo, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin; Casado, Bernal; Yamal, Olmo, Rashford; Torres.
Barcelona substitutes: Araujo, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Fermin, Bardghji, Szczesny, Kochen, Cortes, Xavi Espart, Tommy.
Where to watch Athletic Club v Barcelona: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Disney Plus.
Live streaming on a vast range of devices is available on the Disney Plus app. Subscriptions in the UK cost between £5.99 and £14.99 monthly or £99.90-£149.90 annually.
Athletic Club v Barcelona stats
- Each of the last five meetings between these teams has resulted in a Barcelona win, with Athletic Club failing to score in the last four
- Only Barca (13), Atleti (11), Madrid (11) and Villarreal (10) have won more home league matches than Athletic Club (7) this season
- Athletic Club have conceded in each of their last six home matches in all competitions since successive clean sheets against Atletico Madrid (1-0) and Paris Saint-Germain (0-0) in December
- They have scored once in the last eight league meetings between the teams. Their last Liga goal from open play against Barca was a header by Inigo Martinez – who later joined their opponents – in August 2021
- Head coach Ernesto Valverde won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup during his time as Barcelona boss between 2017 – having left Athletic Club – and 2020
- Fermin Lopez has two goals and three assists across the last three editions of the fixture
- Barcelona have won their last three matches but lost their most recent two away, suffering that 4-0 defeat at Atleti and a 2-1 loss at Girona
- Only Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (23) and Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi (16) have more La Liga goals this season than Barca’s Lamine Yamal (13)
- Mbappe is the only player (27) with more direct goal involvements than Yamal (22) in the 2025/26 division
- Aside from Celta Vigo’s Borja Iglesias (54%), Ferran Torres has the highest shot accuracy (51%) of the nine players to have scored at least 10 times in this season’s La Liga
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