Back To Camp Nou, Hansi Flick Satisfied Barcelona Beat Athletic Bilbao

The fireworks party marked Barcelona's return to the Camp Nou Stadium by beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0. (X/@FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Barcelona have finally returned to Camp Nou. Back to the newly renovated pride stadium, Barca had a goal party by beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the Spanish LaLiga match, Saturday, November 22, 2025 evening WIB. A big win that satisfies coach Hansi Flick.

Flick is clearly satisfied with the impressive three points. Barca not only won but managed to clean sheet. In addition, they managed to shift Real Madrid's tough rivals as well as win the top position of the standings.

The victory made Barca pocket 31 points the same as Madrid, but Barca were ahead on goal difference so they could occupy LaLiga's throne. However, Madrid will reclaim the position if they win points against the hosts Elche, Monday, November 24, 2025 in the morning WIB.

Meanwhile, Athletic is stuck in the middle board by ranking eighth. They failed to improve their rankings and pocketed 17 points.

"I'm happy because we were able to clean sheet, score four goals and get three points. The perfect day for us," said Flick, who showed satisfaction with the team's performance and achievements in the first home game at Camp Nou.

"For anyone, players, staff and coaches, this is a special match. Likewise for fans because we are back in the stadium [Camp Nou]. This is truly extraordinary," said the German coach.

Marking back to playing at Camp Nou, Barca started and ended the match by lighting fireworks. Previously, Barca had to move from stadiums and even used a mini stadium with a capacity of several thousand people due to the unfinished renovation of the Camp Nou.

Renovations are targeted to be completed in one year, but then the work is delayed. The reason is that there are still some parts of construction that must be taken care of until they can actually meet the standards and are used for league matches.

The match itself was witnessed by 45 thousand fans. Although ticket prices are high, it does not dampen the enthusiasm of Blaugrana supporters to come to the stadium. This makes the sold out ticket alias sold out.

According to Barca's plan, it will continue to renovate by increasing seating capacity. The club will add to 105 thousand by 2026.

"We do have to wait step by step... we can't wait for him [the additional seating capacity," Flick said, saying that accompanying Barca playing at Camp Nou was a dream come true".

The match was also marked by the return of goalkeeper Joan Garcia. This is Garcia's first appearance after missing nine games due to injury. He immediately brought Barca without conceding in one game for the first time since September.

The match against Athletic was indeed a Barca party and supporters. The game has only been running for four minutes, striker Robert Lewandowski who captained Tim opened the Los Cules goal party.

The goal started with Eric Garcia's pass to replace Frenkie de Jong who was absent due to a ban on play. Lewandowski welcomed a pass from Ericandowski to beat Spanish national team goalkeeper Unai Simon.

"It was a special game, not only for me but also for others. I'm happy to have scored the first goal when we returned to Camp Nou," said Lewandowski.

"This goal means a lot to me. And, I will remember forever," he said again.

After Lewandowski's goal, Barca had difficulty increasing their lead. However, Ferran Torres managed to break the deadlock after completing Yamal's Lamine assist in first-half injury time.

Barca, who were already 2-0, immediately kicked off in the second half. As a result, they scored again quickly. When the game had only been running for three minutes, Fermin Lopez managed to increase the advantage to 3-0.

When Athletic was left behind, they instead lost a player. Midfielder Oihan Sancet who looked frustrated committed a hard foul on Lopez in the 54th minute. After reviewing the incident via VAR, the referee gave Sancet a red card.

Playing with 10 people makes it even more difficult for80a Valverde's team. However, Barca could only add goals. Torres scored a brace in the 90th minute and closed Barca's 4-0 party in that match.