FC Barcelona-Athletic, unpublished duel in European competitions

During this season, Barcelona and Athletic have confronted in three occasions, all finished in tie. To finals of August, Supercopa of Spain: (1-1) in the gone in the Calderón, and (0-0) in Barcelona. The goal of Neymar in the first party resulted decisive. This balance did not break with the entrance of the new year, in the 19ª and last day of the first turn of the League the result was (0-0), keeping like this the equality between the two teams in the high of the classification, both added 50 points.

This will be the first Barça- Athletic of Madrid in European competition. After 85 years of exciting crashes in the Spanish competitions, the two groups arrive to his first duel Champions in one of the seasons where the strengths are more equalised. When they have found in the field, already was in the League or in the Glass, these two teams have been guarantee of football and of goals. Now, the duel goes up of category.

Since Diego Simeone did charge of the "colchoneros", in December of 2011, the club has won the Europe League (against the Athletic of Bilbao), the Supercopa of Europe (against the Inter of Milan) and the Glass of Rey (against the Real Madrid). The Barça, however, gave the welcome to the Argentinian with a "hat- trick" of Messi , February of 2012. Since, the balance is of 9 goals of the Barça by 4 of the Athletic; 3 ties, 3 Barcelona victories and any of the Madrilenian.

To day of today, there is not anybody that put in doubt the quality of the Madrilenian club. After 31 days keeps first in the League, being the team that less goals fits. And in the eighth of final of the Champions, went through on of the Milan, 5 to 1 in the total computation. This Tuesday 1 April will give the pitido of exit of the quarter-finals, where the Athletic will have to solve the drop of Raúl García by sanction. And if it was not sufficient, on 18 May, in the last day of League in the Camp Nou, Barça and Athletic of Madrid will go back to measure the strengths, the one who knows if to decide the title.