§ La Liga · 2024-25 · Matchday 2

FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club

  • Yamal 24'
  • Lewandowski 75'
  • Sancet 42' (pen.)

24 August 2024

The match in data

FC Barcelona got the better of Athletic Club, 2–1, on 24 August 2024, on matchday 2 of the 2024-25 La Liga.

Player of the match: Dani Vivian (Athletic Club), rated 71, thanks above all to 7 recoveries and 6 final-third passes. Vivian produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For FC Barcelona, the highest-rated player was Iñigo Martínez, with 68.

71
Player of the match

Dani Vivian

Athletic Club · 90'

Produced 1.08× and cost 0.17× their position's average

Added
  • 7 recoveries 2.6×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.5×
  • 2 interceptions 1.9×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

FC Barcelona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Iñigo Martínez Defender 90 68
Ferran Torres Forward 63 67
Pedri Midfielder 90 64
Marc Bernal Midfielder 83 61
Raphinha Forward 90 59
Robert Lewandowski Forward 90 53
Lamine Yamal Forward 89 53
Jules Koundé Defender 90 47
Marc-André ter Stegen Goalkeeper 90 44
Alejandro Balde Defender 89 43
Pau Cubarsí Defender 90 37
Fermín López Midfielder 27 25
Eric García Defender 13 no rating
Gerard Martín Defender 1 no rating
Pau Víctor Forward 1 no rating
Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dani Vivian ★ Defender 90 71
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 27 55
Yeray Álvarez Defender 90 46
Álex Berenguer Forward 72 46
Nico Williams Forward 90 44
Álex Padilla Goalkeeper 90 38
Beñat Prados Midfielder 78 35
Oihan Sancet Midfielder 62 35
Iñigo Lekue Defender 90 33
Yuri Berchiche Defender 90 32
Iñaki Williams Forward 78 31
Unai Gómez Midfielder 28 29
Mikel Vesga Midfielder 63 24
Adu Ares Forward 18 no rating
Ander Herrera Midfielder 12 no rating
Gorka Guruzeta Forward 12 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Athletic Club player won the most aerial duels?

Iñaki Williams, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Yeray Álvarez 2, Dani Vivian 1.

Iñaki Williams proved to be Athletic Club's main aerial outlet in a 2–1 loss to FC Barcelona, winning 4 aerial duels. Yeray Álvarez followed with 2, while Dani Vivian recorded 1.

Which FC Barcelona player won the most duels?

Raphinha, with 9 duels won. Next: Lamine Yamal 8, Iñigo Martínez 6.

Raphinha set the tone for FC Barcelona in individual battles during a 2–1 win against Athletic Club, winning 9 duels. Lamine Yamal followed closely with 8, ahead of Iñigo Martínez on 6.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25. Player of the match: Dani Vivian, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.