Ten years of wins against Bilbao

Ten years of wins against Bilbao

The Basques haven't got points at the Camp Nou since 2003/04 On Sunday, Pedro Rodríguez played his 50th game of the season

Here we take a look at some of the facts and figures from the 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao:

  • FC Barcelona have beaten Athletic Bilbao on each of the Basques’ last ten league visits to the Camp Nou.
  • The last time Bilbao got points at FCB was in the 2003/04 season (1-1) and they haven’t won at the Camp Nou since the 2-1 win in 2001/12 (1-2).
  • Pedro scored for the first time in seven games. His last goal was in the 7-0 defeat of Osasuna.
  • It was also the Canary Islander’s 50th game this season. He’s scored 19 goals, 15 in La Liga.
  • FC Barcelona made 17 shots (9 on target), with Bilbao making 10 (3 on target).
  • Barça’s 561 passes vastly outnumbered Bilbao’s 431.
  • Cristian Tello played for the first time since March 16, over a month ago.
  • Leo Messi has now started twenty consecutive games for Barça. Mascherano is second in the list with 13 straight starts.
  • Alves is now the foreigner with the second most appearances in FCB history Barça (293). He has overtaken Cocu (292) and is only bettered by Messi (421).
  • The Athletic Bilbao game was the first call-up for Sergi Gómez this season, although he didn’t get to play.
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