Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club: Raphinha and Fermín López Seal the Win on Rodri's Debut
Goals from Raphinha and Fermín López were enough for FC Barcelona to beat Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou, in a match that saw Rodri make his debut in Blaugrana colours following his transfer from Manchester City.
FC Barcelona
Athletic Club- 90'Final score: FC Barcelona 2 - 0 Athletic Club
- 85'Substitution: ↑ J. Cancelo / ↓ Pedri (FC Barcelona)
- 82'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (Fermin)
- 81'Substitution: ↑ A. Djalo / ↓ G. Guruzeta (Athletic Club)
- 80'Substitution: ↑ K. Adeyemi / ↓ A. Gordon (FC Barcelona)
- 80'Substitution: ↑ J. Kounde / ↓ E. Garcia (FC Barcelona)
- 70'Substitution: ↑ B. Gerenabarrena / ↓ M. Jauregizar (Athletic Club)
- 70'Substitution: ↑ A. Boiro / ↓ J. Louis-Jean (Athletic Club)
- 63'Substitution: ↑ D. Olmo / ↓ M. Bernal (FC Barcelona)
- 63'Substitution: ↑ Rodri / ↓ Raphinha (FC Barcelona)
- 61'Yellow card: J. Louis-Jean (Athletic Club)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ R. Navarro / ↓ N. Williams (Athletic Club)
- 60'Substitution: ↑ A. Berenguer / ↓ I. Williams (Athletic Club)
- 48'Yellow card: G. Guruzeta (Athletic Club)
- 45'Half-time
- 37'⚽ Goal for FC Barcelona (Raphinha)
- 27'Yellow card: X. Espart (FC Barcelona)
- 0'Kick-off
FC Barcelona beat visitors Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou, in a match that saw midfielder Rodri make his debut in Blaugrana colours.
Match summary
Raphinha opened the scoring for Barça in the 37th minute off a Pedri assist, his third goal in two matches, sending both sides in at the break with Barcelona 1-0 up. Athletic Club had failed to register a single shot on target in the entire first half.
Pedri 👉 Rapha #laligahighlights pic.twitter.com/jwF2w3fHdl
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 28, 2026
In the 63rd minute, coach Hansi Flick brought on Rodri and Dani Olmo for Bernal and Raphinha, giving Rodri his first minutes in Barcelona colours following his transfer from Manchester City for £65 million (around $88.4 million).
Standing ovation for Rodri's debut 👏#laligahighlights pic.twitter.com/UHYKz6GOjM
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 28, 2026
The second goal came in the 82nd minute through Fermín López, off a Karim Adeyemi cross, sealing a 2-0 win for Barcelona and extending Athletic Club's winless run at Camp Nou to 16 matches.
Fermín was there#laligahighlights pic.twitter.com/R7PXr92GVL
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 28, 2026
After the match, Hansi Flick praised new signing Rodri, calling him the "perfect" addition for his side: "He's the perfect player for our philosophy, for the style we want to play."
Key takeaways
- Raphinha (37') and Fermín López (82') scored Barcelona's two goals.
- Rodri played his first minutes in Barcelona colours, coming on in the 63rd minute after his transfer from Manchester City.
- Athletic Club failed to register a shot on target and remain winless at Camp Nou in 16 matches.
