Barcelona will bring the curtain down on their triumphant 2024/25 LaLiga EA Sports campaign with a Sunday night showdown against Champions League-bound Athletic Club at San Mamés.
Hansi Flick's side sealed the title with two games to spare following a commanding 2-0 win over Espanyol, capping off a remarkable debut season for the German coach that also included Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup triumphs. Now, Barcelona will be determined to end their domestic season on a high after a surprise 3-2 defeat to Villarreal marked their first La Liga loss of the calendar year.
The champions are chasing one final milestone -- reaching 100 league goals. With 99 already scored and the league's best away record (42 points from 18 games), there's every chance they'll hit that mark in Bilbao. Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski have led the charge in attack, and all three will look to close the campaign in style.
For Athletic Club, Sunday's match offers a celebration of their own success. Ernesto Valverde's side may have missed out on a Europa League final after falling to Manchester United, but they've secured a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2014 -- a major achievement in a fiercely competitive season.
With three consecutive wins and no goals conceded against Alaves, Getafe, and Valencia, the Basque outfit enter this contest in strong form. They've also been formidable at home, boasting La Liga's best defensive record on home soil with just 10 goals conceded at San Mamés.
While Barcelona edged the reverse fixture 2-1, Athletic haven't beaten them in the league since 2019. Can the Lions end that drought, or will the champions have the final word in what's been a season of dominance? Stay tuned for live updates.
Athletic Club vs Barcelona live: Latest text updates
Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 3.
Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 3.
Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 3. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Penalty Barcelona. Dani Olmo draws a foul in the penalty area.
VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Robert Lewandowski.
Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Óscar De Marcos.
Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Gavi.
Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
Attempt saved. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Barcelona).
Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Eric García.
Attempt missed. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Pedri.
Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.
Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams replaces Nico Williams.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a corner.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club).
Attempt missed. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Hand ball by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box.
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Raphinha.
Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Ronald Araujo.
Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani Vivian replaces Unai Núñez.
Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Unai Gómez.
Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Athletic Club. Maroan Sannadi is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 2.
First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 2.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
Attempt missed. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
Offside, Athletic Club. Maroan Sannadi is caught offside.
Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Núñez is caught offside.
Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range following a corner.
Corner,Barcelona. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box.
Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Unai Núñez (Athletic Club).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Athletic Club vs Barcelona team news
Athletic Club face a couple of late selection dilemmas ahead of their final La Liga fixture of the season, with both Yeray Álvarez and Nico Williams doubtful due to injury. The duo will undergo late fitness tests to determine their availability for Sunday's clash at San Mamés.
Head coach Ernesto Valverde is expected to make changes from the side that began the 1-0 win over Valencia. Iñaki Williams is in contention to return to the starting XI, along with Mikel Jauregizar, who may feature in central midfield. Meanwhile, youngster Maroan Sannadi is pushing to start in attack, potentially replacing Gorka Guruzeta, who could drop to the bench.
For Barcelona, head coach Hansi Flick is also expected to shuffle his pack following last weekend's 3-2 defeat to Villarreal. There are confirmed absences for Marc Bernal, Jules Koundé, and Ferran Torres, while Ronald Araújo is once again unlikely to feature as he continues to recover from a muscular issue.
In midfield, Frenkie de Jong is poised to return to the starting lineup, and Alejandro Balde is in line for a start at left-back. Fermín López, who scored again against Villarreal, will be pushing to keep his place, though Dani Olmo is also expected to be brought into the XI.
Athletic Club vs Barcelona probable line-ups
Athletic predicted XI: Simón; Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Yuri; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Berenguer, Sancet, I. Williams; Sannadi.
Barcelona predicted XI: Ter Stegen; García, Cubarsí, Martínez, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
What time does Athletic Club vs Barcelona start?
- 21:00 CEST
- 20:00 BST
- 15:00 EDT
- 12:00 PDT
Where to watch Athletic Club vs Barcelona?
- Britain and Ireland: Premier Sports 1, LaLiga TV
- USA: ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, ESPN+ USA, fuboTV