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Fc Barcelona fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao despite Lionel Messi goal

Fc Barcelona fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao despite Lionel Messi goal

Fc Barcelona fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao despite Lionel Messi goal
Fc Barcelona fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao despite Lionel Messi goal

Fc Barcelona fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao despite Lionel Messi goal
FC Barcelona lost to Athletic Club in the new San Mamés Stadium for the first leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey.

Athletic Bilbao went ahead winning 2-1 at home to FC Barcelona in the first leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey this Thursday, but saw how Lionel Messi softened the defeat of the Catalans with a goal that gives hope to his back.

With two blows in three minutes, the 'Lions' were ahead through Aritz Aduriz (25 min) and Iñaki Williams (28). In the second half, Messi got a superb both in 52, which race his to the Eliminator.

In the last quarter of an hour, Athletic suffered further expulsions for second yellow Raúl García (74) and Ander Iturraspe (80), with what ended up with nine and resisting with many troubles. Messi even sent to stick in the 90 + 3, in a move that the tie is touched.

With this short victory against its supporters at the new San Mamés, Athletic will travel with an income in favour to the Camp Nou, where will be decided the duel definitively on Wednesday of next week.

Athletic will try in the next pulse take revenge on a Barcelona who has defeated him in three finals of the Copa del Rey in the last decade (2009, 2012, 2015). In the palmares of the 'KO tournament', are the two teams having more titles, 28 for Barça and 23 for Athletic.

The emotional note in the moments leading up to the start of the match put the memory Yeray Álvarez, the young defense of Athletic he was removed at the end of December a testicle after being diagnosed with cancer. Both teams jumped to the field wearing a t-shirt which read "Mood, Yeray", a message that the player himself could read directly, as he witnessed the match from the stands.

With Bilbao party completed the first leg of the second round of the Cup, which had begun on Tuesday.

The leader of the Spanish League, Real Madrid, played Wednesday at home against Sevilla, third in the National Championship, and bankers of his move to quarterfinals with a 3-0 win. The Colombian James Rodríguez attained a 'one-two' (11 and 44 of criminal), while the same is signed by the Frenchman Raphael Varane.

Also put a foot and a half in the quarterfinals Atletico Madrid, who won 2-0 on Tuesday in Las Palmas, with goals from Koke resurrection (23) and the French Antoine Griezmann (51)


Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao LIVE ONLINE DIREC TV: 'cules' looking to seal key in Copa del Rey

Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés Thursday from 3:15 p.m. (Peruvian time) are measured. Party goes by DirecTV.

FC Barcelona vs. Athletic Club face today in San Mamés by the first leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey. FC Barcelona picture, reigning champion, begins the hard road to the Boca in a field that has never been her easy in recent years.


Both teams in the Copa del Rey, 16 in playoffs and finals 9 have been measured up to 24 times. The last two in the two previous seasons, at the end of the year 2014-2015, and in the quarterfinals of the 2015-2016. FC Barcelona picture was imposed on both occasions.

Barcelona vs. Athletic Club: schedules worldwide

COUNTRY     TIME
Peru                 3:15 p.m.
Colombia         3:15 p.m.
Mexico            2:15 p.m.
Argentina         5:15 p.m.
Chile                5:15 p.m.
Spain                9:15 p.m.

The Athletic Club dreams take a bit numb after the Christmas holidays to the Trident of FC Barcelona, Messi-Suarez-Neymar, who has just returned from America. Valverde will leave with everything he has to the field without thinking about that just two days and half then has an important League commitment to Alavés.

Barcelona vs. Athletic CLub

They will only miss to the gambling inside the Lions the injured Oscar de Marcos and the recently operated Yeray Álvarez and Ager Aketxe. The young yeary, who was impacting on his debut in the elite, starred in one of the worst news in 2016 with testicular cancer who discovered him on the eve of Christmas Eve.

The Barcelona is presented with the only doubt in goal following the injury of Jasper Cillessen. While statistics smile at him, team of Luis Enrique is not relying on a rival who, with Ernesto Valverde on the bench, accustomed to tactical-struggling Luis Enrique.

The morning party has some parallelism with which he played already makes a year and a half, as the physical condition of the players of Barcelona, after the holiday break, is unknown.

Barcelona vs. Athletic Club

One of the dilemmas in the lineup is in goal. Dutchman Jasper Cillessen, titular goalkeeper in the Copa del Rey, returned from their vacation with a muscle injury in the soleus left, so Luis Enrique must choose between Jordi Masip and Marc-André ter Stegen.

In the front, also comes some unknown. The Trident formed by Lionel Messi, Neymar da Silva and Luis Suárez returned to workouts on Monday, January 2 when they enjoyed a few days of vacation than the rest of his companions.

The three strikers, alongside Javier Mascherano, carried out just three workouts after fourteen days of disconnection in their respective countries, so it cannot be ruled out that Luis Enrique can give rest one of these players taking into account the demanding schedule with a view to the month of January.

With the confirmed lower Cillessen, Luis Enrique has ruled out, by technical decision, Aleix Vidal, Jérémy Mathieu and Denis Suárez to visit Bilbao, where you will also have to choose which two flyers accompany Busquets, who seems to have secured ownership.

Barcelona vs. Athletic Club: possible alignments

Athletic Club: Iraizoz; Dome, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga; San José, Mikel Rico; Raúl García, Williams, Muniain; and Aduriz.

FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, pique, Umtiti, Alba; Andre Gomes, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez and Arda.

THE MAIN POINT OF
Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have faced in the Copa del Rey in 24 opportunities.

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