FC Barcelona draws with Athletic Bilbao 1-1 – Recap and Video Highlights
FC Barcelona traveled to face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga). With Real Madrid’s win earlier in the day, Barcelona would need a victory to stay top of the table. Were they able to get it? Here’s a recap of the match along with video highlights.
FC Barcelona draws with Athletic Bilbao 1-1 – Video Highlights
Barcelona dominated possession and chances against Athletic Bilbao but only came away with one point. The loss drops them two second place in the table as Real Madrid now leads by one point. Barca is still undefeated with a 8-3-0 record on the 2009-10 season. Neither team would score in the first half. The second half would be much more eventful as both teams would score.
Barcelona take the lead in the 54th minute as Dani Alves ran onto a through ball and scored on a nice shot from a tough angle. At this point, it seemed Barca would take control and extend their lead but Athletic Bilbao would tie it up. In the 63rd minute, Gaizka Toquero scored for Athletic Bilbao as the defense misplayed a long ball. Toquero made a run behind the defense and had only the goalkeeper to beat to make it 1-1.
Neither team would score in the final 25-30 minutes as it was a disappointing result for Barcelona.
| SCORING SUMMARY | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| Gaizka Toquero (63) | Daniel Alves (54) |
| MATCH STATS | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 8(1) | 13(3) |
| Fouls | 17 | 15 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 7 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 34% | 66% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 0 |
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