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Barcelona started a La Liga protection campaign with Athletic Bilbao on the pitch. This is the opponent that the Catalan team won in most of the confrontations. According to statistics, in 65 meetings on all fronts, Barcelona won 42, drew 14 and lost only 9 matches. Barca's winning rate is up to 65%.Last summer, Barcelona had quality additions on the routes with blockbuster contracts like Griezmann and De Jong. In addition, the Cule are also waiting for the return of Neymar. The players have all shown a quick pace of integration and helped Barcelona get a good record at pre-season friendly. Most impressive is the Joan Gamper championship against Arsenal at the Nou Camp a few days ago.
Barcelona's record on Athletic Bilbao's San Mames is also impressive. In 34 marches to this place, the Catalan giant has 18 triumphal songs, 9 times to divide and 7 times to fail. Barcelona also have 6 consecutive unbeaten matches in front of their opponents on all fronts.
On the other side of the tour, Athletic Bilbao have just undergone an unsuccessful season without being able to win tickets to the European Cup this season. In preparation for the new season, they have played many friendly matches. The result is only acceptable with 3 wins in 4 draws and 1 loss. At the transfer window this season, coach Asier Aguirrezabal did not get any quality contracts but most of the players were grown from the club's training.
With these statistics, Athletic Bilbao can hardly stop the champions' progress in the opening day of the new season. Asian bookmaker judges Barcelona at the door with a handicap ratio of 0.5-1 before the host. Against the backdrop of Lionel Messi returning with the star's determination to show himself, Barcelona can easily overcome the milestone above. Experts look at Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona, claiming the victory belongs to the visitors.
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