"Barcelona are back on top of the La Liga table for at least 24 hours thanks to a 4-0 win over Athletic Club on their historic return to the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon. The Catalans weren't exactly at their best but still played well enough and were clinical in front of goal it crucial moments to seal a hard-fought victory against an Athletic side that put up a good fight for an hour before going down to 10 men, and the Blaugrana made a triumphant return to their home in front of 45,000 fans who created a brilliant atmosphere and were sent home very happy."
"A fantastic bit of pressing from Gerard Martín and Eric Garcia led to Barça's first goal at the new Camp Nou, and of course it was Robert Lewandowski who scored it. Athletic had a good response to going behind and their pressing was really effective, and Barça missed Frenkie de Jong and Pedri's press resistance. Eric can do a job as a defensive midfielder but is not a natural at the position, and Dani Olmo didn't help him very much either in the first 25 minutes."
"Unai Gómez is not a striker but Ernesto Valverde started him as a false nine for some reason, and that came back to bite him as Unai missed a great chance that a real striker probably scores. Nico Williams heard it from the crowd and almost silenced them in what was Athletic's best chance of the game, but had a pretty poor miss of his own. Lamine Yamal with a BEAUTY of a trivela assist to Ferran Torres. And Spain's number one Unai Simón probably should have saved that one. Barça did not deserve a two-goal lead at halftime, but they were just more clinical than Athletic when it mattered. Big early goal by Fermín López to make it 3-0, thanks to another brilliant bit of high pressing by Eric Garcia. Oihan Sancet was shown the most obvious red card of all-time after a VAR review. It's weird that the referee gave him a only yellow in the first place. No attempt to play the ball"
Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga with a 4-0 victory over Athletic Club at the reopened Spotify Camp Nou. The team relied on intense high pressing that produced early goals, including a Lewandowski strike created by Gerard Martín and Eric Garcia's pressure. Athletic responded strongly and troubled Barcelona without Frenkie de Jong and Pedri's pressing resilience. Lamine Yamal provided a notable trivela assist for Ferran Torres. Fermín López added a third after another pressing sequence. Athletic finished with ten men after Oihan Sancet's red card following a VAR review.
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