Athletic Club - FC Barcelona

Athletic Club 2 FC Barcelona 1

Athletic Club have beaten FC Barcelona 2-1 at San Mamés in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Cup. Aduriz and Williams put our team ahead in the first half and Messi has shortened distances in the second.

The game has been vibrant, with a time for each team. In the first the high pressure made by the rojiblancos has been worth it and Aduriz with a header and Williams with a tremendous volley in the minute 27, coinciding with the ovation made to Yeary, have put our team ahead.

The end of the first half has been marked by visitors’ protests after a Neymar fall in the area, which seemed like a penalty. In the second half FC Barcelona has get their head into the game and into the heat with Messi’s goal, after a direct free kick from a non-existent foul.

FC Barcelona dominated without clear occasions and its supremacy has been increased Raúl García and Iturraspe were sent off. Fortunately, the kick of Messi with the time elapsed hit the post.

There is nothing decided for the match in Barcelona and on Sunday another Basque derby, the last of the first round and the last in San Mamés, this time against Deportivo Alaves.