Agency :
Memphis Depay’s first goal for FC Barcelona saved his side from their first defeat of the season as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga on Saturday.
Athletic dominated the first 70 minutes of the game, but Barca were able to save a point as the Basque side tired in the closing minutes.
The first half saw Athletic take the game to Barca, pressuring the ball high up the pitch and causing all sorts of problems for the visitors.
Martin Braithwaite fired over in a rare Barca attack, before Oihan Sancet rattled a shot against the Barca crossbar and Ronald Koeman’s side suffered a setback midway through the half when Gerard Pique was forced off injured and replaced by Ronald Araujo.
Araujo miraculously cleared off the line from Alex Berenguer in the first minute of the second half, but Athletic got their reward when Inigo Martinez headed home from a corner but for Neto saving from Sancet, they would have doubled their lead.
