Barcelona will play its first home league game of the season against Athletic Club de Bilbao. at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuïc in the new coach Hansi Flick’s first game as coach in Catalonia. The German scored a 2-1 away win against Valencia on the first weekend of the season, while Athletic could only manage a 1-1 draw against Getafe in the Basque Country.
The preparation for the game was characterized by Transfer talks about Athletic winger Nico Williamswho was publicly courted by Barça but decided against a move to the La Liga giants.
Despite Ilkay Gündogan’s return to Manchester City the hosts look Summer signing Dani Olmo will probably not be able to register in time for the gameas they continue to exceed the spending limit set by LaLiga.
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What time does Barcelona vs Athletic kick off?
The match between Barcelona and Athletic will take place on Saturday, August 24 with Kickoff at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT.
How can I watch Barcelona vs Athletic?
The following channels and streaming services will broadcast the game live in the USA: ESPN+, ESPN Sports.
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Form table for Barcelona vs Athletic
Let’s take a look at the latest games for these two teams:
Barcelona
- Valencia 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
- Barcelona 0:3 Monaco (friendly)
- Barcelona – AC Milan 2:2 (friendly match)
- Real Madrid 1:2 Barcelona (friendly)
- Barcelona – Manchester City 2:2 (Friendly match)
Sporty
- Athletic 1-1 Getafe (LaLiga)
- Stuttgart 4:0 Athletic (friendly match)
- Aston Villa 3-2 Athletic (friendly match)
- Sporty 2:1 Osasuna (friendly match)
- Sporty 1:0 Eibar (friendly match)
Prediction Barcelona vs. Athletic
Off the pitch, Barcelona have no problems, even if they made a promising start with a fine win at Valencia last weekend, while Athletic will be disappointed by their home draw with Getafe. We can give Flick a successful start in Catalonia. Prediction: Barcelona – Athletic 2:0.
