Barcelona kicked off their campaign to preserve the Spanish league title, losing 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Friday, in the opening round of the first round of the competition.
Adriz scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute from a double-footed strike from German keeper Mark Andre Ter Stegen.
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Barcelona suffered the absence of injured Argentine star Lionel Messi and Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez injured in the 35th minute, replacing Brazilian midfielder Rafinha Alcantara in his place.
GOLAZO !!! Incredible goal from Aritz Aduriz against Barcelona. He'd only been on the pitch for about a minute & he does this. The man is 38 !! Without Messi, Barca have been extremely poor tonight ## AthleticBarca pic.twitter.com/YQhBMzk16p - Uche Amako (@UcheAmako) August 16, 2019 |
Bilbao have won their first three points in the league this season while Barcelona remain without points.