Depay Scores First Barca Goal To Salvage Point Against Athletic Bilbao

Gerard Pique hobbled off for Koeman's side midway through the first half, and substitute Ronald Araujo had a spectacular goal disallowed for a foul by Martin Braithwaite.

Barcelona climbed to the top of La Liga in terms of goals scored after Memphis Depay saved a point in an entertaining draw at Athletic Bilbao.

After Athletic Bilbao had dominated, Depay’s ferocious strike canceled out Inigo Martinez’s headed opener. Both teams hit the crossbar and missed numerous opportunities to take all three points.

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Eric Garcia, a Barcelona defender, was sent off in injury time for fouling Nico Williams when he was clear.

There’s no denying that Ronald Koeman’s team is in transition, with the loss of Lionel Messi leaving them in search of a new talisman and trying to find new ways to win.

However, in Depay, they may have found a new hero. He scored a blistering first goal for the club and had a chance to win it late on, but dragged wide.

Bilbao had detected weakness and pounced on their illustrious visitors from the start.

Inaki Williams terrorized a nervous-looking Barcelona defense, while strike partner Ohian Sancet hit the crossbar with a deft swivel and shot.

Gerard Pique hobbled off for Koeman’s side midway through the first half, and substitute Ronald Araujo had a spectacular goal disallowed for a foul by Martin Braithwaite.

Frenkie de Jong’s audacious chip almost equalized before Depay’s strike, but Koeman faces defensive issues for next week’s home match against Getafe after Garcia was sent off for hauling down Williams in stoppage time.

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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have a chance to leapfrog Barcelona if they win their games on Sunday.

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