Barcelona 4-0 Athletic (Nov 22, 2025) Game Analysis
Ferran Torres scored a brace as Barcelona marked their return to the Camp Nou in style with a 4-0 win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao.
Saturday’s clash was Barca’s first at their home ground in more than two years following renovation work, and Robert Lewandowski gave the hosts the lead just minutes into the game before Torres struck just before half-time.
Fermín López extended their lead after the break and Oihan Sancet was sent off for the visitors before Torres scored again at the death to complete a third successive La Liga victory for Barça.
Joan García and Raphinha were named in Barça’s squad after returning from injury, while Marcus Rashford was unavailable due to illness.
Lewandowski quickly sparked the comeback celebrations with a goal just four minutes into the game when the visitors were dispossessed outside their own box and the striker latched onto the ball, finishing low past Unai Simón at the near post.
The hosts almost doubled their lead when Dani Olmo saw an effort blocked before Lamine Yamal’s strike was saved.
Unai Gómez had two chances blocked either side of Nico Williams who cut wide and Aymeric Laporte nodded past the post as Athletic searched for an equalizer.
López forced a save from Simón and Torres hit his effort before García made a crucial save on his return to the starting lineup to deny Gómez from close range.
Torres doubled Barça’s advantage in the third minute of first-half stoppage time after pounced on Yamal’s curling pass and fired low, with Simón unable to make a strong enough save as the ball trickled into the net.
López only scored three minutes into the second half with a powerful strike into the bottom corner and Bilbao’s afternoon deteriorated further when Sancet was sent off in the 54th minute for a foul on López where, following a VAR consultation, the midfielder was shown a red card.
Dani Vivian looked to strike for the visitors but sent his shot over the crossbar, and Olmo shot narrowly wide at the other end.
Vivian came close again but was denied by García, who tipped his header over the crossbar, and Torres had the last laugh in the 90th minute with a cool finish into the corner after collecting Yamal’s threaded pass.
