Barça had a very encouraging beginning against Real Sociedad on the first day of La Liga. The second test of the Catalan club was expected to be more complicated this Saturday against the tough Leones of Athletic Bilbao. Leones who hit the bar in the 11th minute. Sancet made a great attempt to pivot from the left in the area only to see his shot hit the cross of Neto, the Barça goalkeeper. A few minutes later, Frenkie De Jong appeared to tackle at the last moment to counter an Inaki Williams strike following a Neto rebound error. Barca had plenty to worry about before the break, even if the score was still 0-0 at rest.
At the beginning of the second half, the Basques, dominant, finally opened the score (50e) thanks to a nice headed off signed Inigo Martinez following a corner. Barça did everything to equalize and with a quarter of an hour to go, the hero of the Catalans presented himself and was none other than Memphis Depay. The former star of the Gones executed a big strike from the left on which Agirrezabala, the goalkeeper of the premises, could not do anything, despite the closed angle. 5 minutes from the end, the Batavian even almost changed the fate of the match by crossing a low shot that narrowly missed. But the score was no longer going to evolve and the two teams left each other back to back. 1-1, final score. Facing a formation as tough as expected, Ronald Koeman’s men, well shaken, bring a point thanks to their new “clutch-player”.
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