Barcelona vs Athletic Club Preview

Barcelona host Athletic Club at the Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday evening as the Catalans look to build on an emphatic start to the season against opponents who have found the going tough in recent weeks.

Barcelona’s form has been outstanding heading into this one. Their most recent outing brought a 5-0 win away at Elche to open the league campaign. Prior to that, a 2-1 home win over Al Ahly continued their recent momentum. Before that, a 5-2 win away at Basel was another attacking statement. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 defeat at home to Udinese was the only blemish in a pre-season friendly, sandwiched by a 1-0 home win over Nottingham that rounds off a five-match sequence of four wins and a single loss.

Athletic Club, by contrast, arrive in miserable form. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-3 home defeat to Sevilla in the league. Prior to that, a 3-1 loss away at Zaragoza continued the slide. Before that, a 1-0 defeat away at Atalanta extended the run further. Earlier in this run, a 3-1 loss away at Marseille preceded the only bright spot of the sequence, a 3-0 win away at Burgos CF, leaving the Basques with one win and four defeats from their last five outings.

The head-to-head record favours Barcelona, who have won all five of the last five meetings, with no draws and no wins for Athletic Club. Most recently, Barcelona won 1-0 away at Athletic Club. In the previous encounter, Barcelona won 5-0 at home. History is entirely one-sided heading into this fixture.

In Spain, the match is live on DAZN Spain and DAZN LaLiga, with Movistar+ also carrying the fixture. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on Premier Sports 1 and the Premier Sports Player app, while viewers in the United States can follow the action on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

Possible Lineups

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Garcia J., Garcia E., Christensen, Martin, Espart, Bernal, Gavi, Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Adeyemi, Raphinha

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Simon, Berchiche, Paredes, Alvarez, Areso, Canales, Gerena, Berenguer, Sancet, Williams, Guruzeta

Barcelona Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Elche	0-5	Barcelona	La Liga	23.08.26
✅	Barcelona	2-1	Al Ahly	Club Friendly	19.08.26
✅	Basel	2-5	Barcelona	Club Friendly	16.08.26
❌	Udinese	1-0	Barcelona	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Barcelona	1-0	Nottingham	Club Friendly	08.08.26

Athletic Club Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Ath Bilbao	1-3	Sevilla	La Liga	22.08.26
❌	Zaragoza	3-1	Ath Bilbao	Club Friendly	21.08.26
❌	Atalanta	1-0	Ath Bilbao	Club Friendly	14.08.26
❌	Marseille	3-1	Ath Bilbao	Club Friendly	09.08.26
✅	Burgos CF	0-3	Ath Bilbao	Club Friendly	01.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Ath Bilbao	0-1	Barcelona	La Liga	07.03.26
Barcelona	5-0	Ath Bilbao	Supercopa	07.01.26
Barcelona	4-0	Ath Bilbao	La Liga	22.11.25
Ath Bilbao	0-3	Barcelona	La Liga	25.05.25
Ath Bilbao	0-2	Barcelona	Supercopa	08.01.25

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App
Italy	DAZN Italia
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
France	DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Canada	TSN Premium
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Japan	DAZN Japan, U-NEXT

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
2	Deportivo Alavés	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
4	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3
5	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
6	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
7	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
8	Getafe	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3
9	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
10	Deportivo La Coruña	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
11	Celta de Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Valencia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Osasuna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
14	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
15	Racing Santander	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
16	Málaga	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1
17	Levante	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	1
18	Elche	2	0	1	1	1	6	-5	1
19	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
20	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0