Raphinha scores again as Barcelona ease past Athletic Club in La Liga
Raphinha nets his third goal in Barcelona’s first two games of new season as Athletic Club beaten 2-0 in La Liga. Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at the Camp Nou in their first home match of the La Liga season.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Raphinha nets his third goal in Barcelona’s first two games of new season as Athletic Club beaten 2-0 in La Liga.
- Fact 2: Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at the Camp Nou in their first home match of the La Liga season.
- Fact 3: Raphinha opened the scoring in the 37th minute on Thursday, rounding goalkeeper Unai Simon after Pedri’s through ball split the Athletic defence.
- Fact 4: Fermin sealed the win in the 82nd when he pounced on Aymeric Laporte’s defensive howler from Karim Adeyemi’s low cross and finished from inside the box.
Raphinha nets his third goal in Barcelona’s first two games of new season as Athletic Club beaten 2-0 in La Liga. Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at the Camp Nou in their first home match of the La Liga season.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the 37th minute on Thursday, rounding goalkeeper Unai Simon after Pedri’s through ball split the Athletic defence. Fermin sealed the win in the 82nd when he pounced on Aymeric Laporte’s defensive howler from Karim Adeyemi’s low cross and finished from inside the box. Nigeria’s football federation chief resigns amid corruption allegations Yaya Toure becomes first African coach to lead a team into Champions League Northern Nigeria’s female basketball players chase bigger dreams Callaway apologises after golf ad slammed for depicting domestic violence Barcelona manager Hansi Flick’s side controlled most of the game and created the better chances, although Athletic goalkeeper Simon kept the visitors in contention with several important saves.
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