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Good evening and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga fixture between Athletic Club and Barcelona. We’ll bring you all the action as it happens at San Mames. Kick off is at 20:00 GMT.

La Liga / Matchday 2
San Mamés / 06.01.2021
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Ben Snowball

Updated 06/01/2021 at 21:55 GMT


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This success put Marcelino in line for a number of top jobs across Europe. He was mentioned as a potential candidate for both Arsenal and Everton, but is now at San Mames as Athletic Club boss.
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Marcelino was hailed for the impressive job he did during his time at Valencia. Indeed, he took the club into the top four, and the Champions League, and won the Copa del Rey in his final season.
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Simon denies Dest! A golden opportunity for Barcelona to restore parity with Messi setting up Dest for the shot inside the area, but the American international has his effort saved!
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Into the side netting! Another rapid counter attack from Athletic Club, but this time Berchiche could only shoot into the side netting. That was another good chance for the hosts.
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It was quite remarkable just how open Barcelona were there. Garcia had all the time in the world to pick the pass in behind for Williams. Koeman has to do something about that.
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Well, well, well. What a start for Marcelino's team. Athletic Club found it so easy to get in behind Barcelona there. Williams has pace to burn and he started a real fire there! Amazing.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Athletic Club 1 (3 mins - Inaki Williams) Barcelona 0. What a start for the Marcelino era as Athletic Club manager! Garcia played the pass in behind and Williams was away! Barcelona couldn't catch him and Williams cut inside to guide a low finish underneath Ter Stegen! Good composure!
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As mentioned in the build up, this is Marcelino’s first game in charge of Athletic Club. He has spent 18 months out of the game after his shock sacking as Valencia manager just days before the start of the 2019/20 season.
1st Half
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The match is under way! It's Athletic Club against Barcelona in this La Liga fixture at San Mames!
19:59
Okay, here we go. We are about to get under way at San Mames. Kick off is just moments away.
19:58
Barcelona have just 10 points from their last 21 in the league. They really need to start winning and building some momentum.
19:57
This has the potential to be a real cracker. Athletic Club are a team with a lot of genuine quality.
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Griezmann is back in the Barcelona team this evening. It's been a difficult season for the French forward, but this is a chance for him to prove why he deserves his place in the side.
19:50
San Mames hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for Barcelona. This is one of the toughest away venues in La Liga to visit when there are fans. Of course, the stands are empty tonight.
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I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts. Do you fancy Athletic Club to take all three points here? What do you make of the Barca XI? Tweet me - @grahamruthven!
19:35
Marcelino will take charge of his first game as Athletic Club head coach this evening following the sacking of Garitano. What sort of performance will he get from his new players? Will there be a bounce?
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TEAM NEWS: Athletic Club - Simon, Capa, Nunez, Martinez, Yuri, De Marcos, Vencedor, Vesga, Muniain, García, Williams. /// Barcelona - Ter Stegen, Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba, Busquets, De Jong, Pedri, Messi, Dembele, Griezmann.