
Without Lionel Messi, the Barcelona attack never got firing.
A late strike from Aritz Aduriz earned Athletic Club a dramatic 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the opening match of the 2019/20 LaLiga season on Friday night at San Mames.
Just seconds after coming on as a substitute, the striker showed that there are still plenty of goals left in his right boot with a superb scissor-kick volley to win it for the home side.
Match Sheet:
1.- Athletic: Unai Simon; Yuri, Unai Nunez, Yeray, Capa; Dani Garcia, Unai Lopez (Benat, min. 81); Muniain, Raul Garcia, De Marcos (Sancet, min. 66); Williams (Aduriz, min. 88)
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; De Jong, Sergi Roberto (Carles Perez, min. 76), Alena (Rakitic, min. 46); Dembele, Suarez (Rafinha, min. 38), Griezmann
Goals: 1-0, min. 89: Aduriz
Referee: Del Cerro Grande (Comunidad de Madrid). Yellow Cards: Pique (Min. 60) for Barcelona, Unai Nunez (Min. 65) for Athletic
Red cards: None
Stadium: San Mames
Attendance: 53.289