After the national team break, LaLiga EA Sports returns. On the tenth matchday, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao will face each other, a classic of Spanish football to which both teams arrive with different objectives.
Xavi Hernández's team becomes strong at home. He has won all the games played so far in his forced exile from the Montjuic Olympic stadium and needs to extend the streak to avoid losing more ground or to catch up with Real Madrid.
The coach will have to deal with a large casualty ratio. Sergi Roberto has joined defenders Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde in the infirmary. Midfielders Pedri González and Frenkie de Jong and forwards Raphinha Dias Belloli, Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal will also be absent, although some of them could be ready.
For its part, Athletic wants to continue with its good start to the campaign. Ernesto Valverde, Athletic coach and former Barça coach, will be able to recover Nico Williams, Mikel Vesga and Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
Athletic cannot win against Barcelona. The Basque team has not scored points in the Barcelona fiefdom since September 2018 and has not won since November 2001.
The match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, corresponding to the tenth day of LaLiga EA Sports, will be played this Sunday, October 22 at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on DAZN and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
