Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao Highlights, La Liga: BAR 4-0 ATH; Blaugrana Light Up Camp Nou Return With Dazzling Win

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us. We are back with another football blog and it's a momentous one for Barcelona fans, as their side makes a comeback to the hallowed Camp Nou after a 909-day gap. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates from the La Liga game.

The match kicks off at 8:45pm IST. The Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao, La Liga 2025-26 match will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Here is how Barcelona line up for their Camp Nou-returning clash with Athletic Bilbao:

Check out Athletic Bilbao's line-up before the game kicks off:

Hosts Barcelona, kicking from left to right, start off the match amid an expectant crowd at Camp Nou.

Robert Lewandowski does what he does best: be at the right place at the right time to score. The Polish striker puts Barcelona ahead in the fourth minute with a left-footed shot that zooms into the bottom left corner.

Ferran Torres lifts a world-class ball for Fermin Lopez, who is in a great position to score but ends up shooting straight at charging Athletic custodian Unai Simon in the 20th minute.

Athletic Bilbao almost find an equaliser. Oihan Sancet sets it up for Unai Gomez, who shoots too high. Less than two minutes later, Nico Williams latches on to Yuri Berchiche's ball and also comes close to scoring.

Barcelona have a second goal with the last move of the first half! Lamine Yamal comes up with an extraordinary assist and Ferran Torres does the rest, packing enough power in his shot to beat Unai Simon's attempted save. Blaugrana go into the break two goals to the good.

The teams return from the lemon break. Barcelona kicking from right to left and Athletic Bilbao the other way in the second half.

Is that the match? Barcelona fans surely believe so as the Blaugrana pile in a third goal in the 48th minute. Athletic Bilbao give the ball cheaply to Eric Garcia, who passes it on for Fermin Lopez. The Spanish midfielder does the rest, using acres of space to slot it in and make the scoreline an emphatic 3-0.

Athletic's cup of woes runneth over. Oihan Sancet comes up with a dreadful challenge from behind on Fermin Lopez. He was nowhere near the ball and ended up clattering into the Barcelona midfielder's legs. Sancet is first booked but upon VAR review, the card is upgraded to red. The visitors are left with 10 men for almost 40 remaining minutes.

We are now into the final 15 minutes of the regulation 90, and the result is a foregone conclusion at this point. All that remains to be seen is whether Athletic Bilbao can avoid conceding more goals with a numerical disadvantage.

Earlier today, at Turf Moor, the visiting Chelsea blanked Burnley 2-0 to bring up their third straight Premier League victory as well as clean sheet, and jump to second in the standings. In the following concurrent games, Liverpool have suffered a shock 0-3 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield.

Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres combine for a delightful fourth Barcelona goal. At first ruled out due to offside, a VAR check ensues and the goal stands. Torres has his second and the night keeps getting better and better for the Camp Nou-returnees.

After two added minutes, the referee blows the final whistle. Barcelona complete a comprehensive 4-0 win against a hapless Athletic Bilbao to make their return to Camp Nou extra special. The victory also takes them to the top of the La Liga 2025-26 standings with 31 points, overtaking leaders Real Madrid.