Match Summary · Football · Spain · LaLiga · Athletic Bilbao · Alaves · Facundo Tenaglia · Oihan Sancet · Gorka Guruzeta
| Metric | Athletic Bilbao | Alaves |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 69% | 31% |
| Shots | 24 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 0 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 1 |
| Fouls | 14 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 3 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 6 |
Neither side found a breakthrough in the first half. The hosts made a change at the interval, with Jesus Areso replacing Johaneko Louis-Jean, then turned to Maroan Sannadi and Alex Berenguer in a pair of 61st-minute switches as Inaki Williams and Mikel Jauregizar came off. Alaves answered with Toni Martinez and Youssef Enriquez just after the hour, replacing Mariano Diaz and Abde Rebbach.
VAR intervened at 68'41'' and awarded Athletic a penalty, but Sancet missed the spot-kick at 69'39''. The moment offered a route to a goal, but the deadlock held. Inigo Ruiz De Galarreta was booked at 70'47'', and both sides made further changes during the closing stages: the hosts introduced Peio Urtasan and Nico Serrano, while the visitors brought on Angel Hidalgo, Antonio Blanco and Carles Alena. Areso was also booked at 90', but the score stayed 0-0 at full time. The match stats were plain: no goals and one missed penalty, a summary of a contest whose highlights produced no winner.