Barcelona secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in their first home game at the revamped Camp Nou after 909 days. Ferran Torres scored twice, with Robert Lewandowski and Fermin Lopez also finding the net, as the hosts capitalized on an early red card to Oihan Sancet. The win moved Barcelona level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
Barcelona marked their long-awaited return to Camp Nou with a dominant performance against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on November 22, 2025. The stadium, partially reopened with a capacity of 45,000, hosted the Blaugrana for the first time since their last appearance 909 days ago, with ongoing renovations limiting full access.
Despite missing key players like Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back injury), Pedri (hamstring), and suspended Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona started strongly under Hansi Flick. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the fifth minute, shifting the ball to his left foot and firing into the corner past Unai Simon, who got a hand to it but couldn't prevent the goal. Athletic Bilbao responded with chances, including efforts from Alex Berenguer and Nico Williams, but Barcelona's Joan Garcia, returning from a knee injury, kept a clean sheet.
Ferran Torres doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time, latching onto a pass from Lamine Yamal and slotting under Simon. After the break, Fermin Lopez made it 3-0 within four minutes, assisted by Eric Garcia. Oihan Sancet was sent off in the 53rd minute for a poor tackle on Fermin, leaving Athletic with 10 men and coach Ernesto Valverde's halftime adjustments ineffective.
Torres added a fourth late on, again set up by Yamal, capping a strong showing from the former Manchester City forward. Substitute Raphinha nearly scored but hit the post. Barcelona, who lead La Liga with 32 goals scored, have now conceded in 10 straight matches but ended that streak here.
Athletic, seventh in the table after a recent 1-0 win over Oviedo, struggled without Inaki Williams, Unai Eguiluz, and long-term absentee Benat Prados (cruciate ligament). They have won just twice in their last 10 meetings with Barcelona, both in Copa del Rey after extra time.
