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It was, said Athletic Club’s Iñaki Williams at the end of an exhausting, exhilarating 120 minutes, “without doubt the best goal of my career” and he could not have placed it better if he had picked the ball up, leaned a ladder against the post, climbed up and put it there by hand. It wouldn’t have drawn it better or chosen a better moment for it either. There was still a way to go, nerves to be shred, minutes to be seen out, and plenty of action – Unai Nuñez somehow missing from three yards; Ander Capa and Frenkie de Jong crashing into each other; Antoine Griezmann smashing a voll...

Behind Enemy Lines: Athletic Club Share this story Why did Athletic fire Garitano? When it comes to squad building, Athletic always find themselves in a weird position. Their budget and expectations are those of a Europa League level side, but opponents for these positions (Real Sociedad, Betis, Celta, Villarreal, Sevilla) can build more talented and coherent squads because they are not limited by the ‘Basque-only’ rule. This situation forces managers to do some creative tactical problem solving, but it seems like former Athletic manager Gaizka Garitano ran out of solutions. Garitano had...

BeSoccer Lionel Messi was back to his scintillating best on Wednesday as he scored twice in a 3-2 win for Barcelona over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. deserved winners at San Mames and are now seven points off leaders Atletico Madrid after coming from behind against Athletic Bilbao.  slick attacking performance that had Messi at the heart of it. cross that led to Pedri's equaliser with 14 minutes on the clock and then the Argentinian netted a double either side of half-time to give Barca victory. He could have scored five goals were it not for a goal disallowed for offside and two efforts whi...

Barcelona fight back to reignite title bid AFP 17th December, 2020 09:47:54 Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1. The win allowed Barcelona to move six points off the top of the table whereas defeat meant Sociedad lost their place as leaders to be replaced by Atletico Madrid. However, Barca did it the hard way. Sociedad, without a point at Barcelona in 25 years, took the lead through Willian Jose in the 26th minute. Jordi Alba levelled four minutes later with Frenkie de Jong adding the second just before the...

Barca back on track with comeback win over Sociedad 2020-12-17 HKT 08:37 Share this story Barcelona players celebrate after scoring a goal during their La Liga match against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. Barca won 2-1. Photo: Reuters. Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, with veteran defender and goal scorer Jordi Alba claiming it was the team's "best game of the season". The win allowed Barcelona to move six points off the top of the table whereas defeat meant Sociedad lost their spot as leaders...