All to play for as Athletic face Barcelona

Athletic and Barcelona face each other this Sunday at the San Mamés (La Catedral) for round 25 of the La Liga. Currently, Ernesto Valverde's team are 9th in the table with 33 points, while the catalães are 1st with 62 points.

Athletic head to this game after a 0x0 draw against Rayo Vallecano (La Liga 2022/23), while the visitors overcame Valencia with a 1x0 win (La Liga 2022/23). A look back at the history books shows that Ernesto Valverde's team and Barcelona have faced each other two hundred thirty-six times, with Xavi Hernández's team holding the advantage: 119 victories, against 78 victories of Athletic. Specifically in the San Mamés (La Catedral), Ernesto Valverde's team has the advantage in the duels against the catalães: 56 wins in 115 games, while Barcelona have 34 wins.

In the La Liga, one hundred eighty-three games were played between the two teams, with 92 wins for Barcelona, 31 draws and 60 wins for Athletic.

Considering the Liga Santander 22/23, from Athletic's most influential players, Óscar de Marcos has entered the field 24 times, and Unai Simón has played the most minutes (1935). Ohian Sancet is the current best scorer with 8 goals. As for Barcelona, ter Stegen is the most used player in a total of 24 games (2160 min). Robert Lewandowski is their current best scorer with 15 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Barcelona winning 4x0. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.