Barcelona were losing to Athletic Bilbao at San Mames inside three minutes. Marcelino made just one change from Garitano's last XI and Athletic Bilbao got off to a great start.
They made it 1-0 after Inaki Williams ran from his own half onto a Raul Garcia pass. A Barcelona player failed to clear and Williams ran towards goal.
In the box, he easily dribbled past Lenglet and then shot past Ter Stegen into the far corner.
The start was frenetic in Bilbao. Yuri could have easily made it 2-0 and then Dest could have levelled, but Unai Simon stopped him. Finally, Pedri headed home to make it 1-1 inside 15 minutes.
He then assisted Messi just before half-time to give Koeman's side a deserved lead at the break.
January 6, 2021