"Barcelona celebrated their return to Camp Nou with an emphatic win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao this afternoon. After a wait of 909 days to play at their revamped home, Barca wasted little time in settling in to their surroundings with first-half goals from Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres putting them in control. Fermin Lopez added a third shortly after the break and Athletic's meek challenge was ended completely when Oihan Sancet was sent-off after 53 minutes for a poor tackle on Fermin."
"Despite missing the likes of Pedri and Gavi through injury, and the suspended Frenkie de Jong, Barca came out firing and Lewandowski had a shot inside the opening seconds. The veteran Pole was causing all sorts of issues for the Athletic backline and only a brilliant block by Aymeric Laporte prevented him converting Torres' centre three minutes later. He wasn't to be denied a third time."
Barcelona returned to Camp Nou after 909 days and defeated 10-man Athletic Bilbao emphatically, with Lewandowski and Ferran Torres scoring in the first half. Fermin Lopez added a third early in the second half and Oihan Sancet was sent off after 53 minutes for a poor tackle on Fermin, reducing Athletic further. Torres later scored a late fourth to complete a 4-0 victory. Barca dominated despite absences of Pedri, Gavi and suspended Frenkie de Jong, creating early chances and keeping Athletic under pressure. The win moved Barcelona level on points with Real Madrid.
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