UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Athletic Club vs Qarabag – Lineups & Match Details

Athletic Club beat Qarabag 3-1. Goals: Leandro Andrade (1'), Gorka Guruzeta (40'), Robert Navarro (70'), Gorka Guruzeta (88'). Athletic Club had 60% possession against Qarabag's 40%. Shots on target: 5-4.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 3

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Athletic ClubAthletic Club

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

QarabagQarabag

Referee: Igor Pajač, Croatia

Lineups

Athletic ClubAthletic Club4-2-3-1
U. Simon1U. SimonG
A. Gorosabel2A. GorosabelD
A. Paredes4A. ParedesD
A. Laporte14A. LaporteD
Y. Berchiche17Y. BerchicheD
A. Rego30A. RegoM
M. Jauregizar18M. JauregizarM
I. Williams9I. WilliamsM
O. Sancet8O. SancetM
N. Williams10N. WilliamsM
G. Guruzeta11G. GuruzetaF

Substitutes

27A. PadillaG
3D. VivianD
6M. VesgaM
7A. BerenguerF
12J. AresoD
15I. LekueD
16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
19A. BoiroD
20U. GomezM
21M. SannadiF
22N. SerranoF
23R. NavarroM
QarabagQarabag4-2-3-1
M. Kochalski99M. KochalskiG
Matheus Silva2Matheus SilvaD
B. Mustafazada13B. MustafazadaD
K. Medina81K. MedinaD
E. Cafarquliyev44E. CafarquliyevD
Pedro Bicalho35Pedro BicalhoM
Kady Borges20Kady BorgesM
C. Duran17C. DuranM
Leandro Andrade15Leandro AndradeM
A. Zoubir10A. Zoubir
N. Akhundzade7N. AkhundzadeF

Substitutes

1S. MahammadaliyevG
97F. BunticG
3S. MmaeeD
6ChrisoM
8M. JankovicM
11E. AddaiF
18Dani BoltD
21O. KashchukM
27T. BayramovD
30A. HuseynovD
32H. Cabrayilzada
55B. HuseynovD

Match Events

1'G

Leandro Andrade

38'S

I. Williams

Substitution 1

40'G

Gorka Guruzeta

Assist: Mikel Jauregizar

56'S

Pedro Bicalho

Substitution 1

56'S

Leandro Andrade

Substitution 2

65'S

Gorosabel

Substitution 2

65'S

Alejandro Rego

Substitution 3

65'S

Nico Williams

Substitution 4

67'S

C. Durán

Substitution 3

67'S

N. Axundzadə

Substitution 4

70'G

Robert Navarro

Assist: Álex Berenguer

79'S

Matheus Silva

Substitution 5

81'S

Oihan Sancet

Substitution 5

88'G

Gorka Guruzeta

Assist: Mikel Jauregizar

Statistics

Athletic Club
60%40%
Qarabag
3.47Expected Goals (xG)0.52
21Total Shots9
5Shots on Target4
8Corners3
14Fouls5
1Offsides0
85Pass Accuracy (%)73
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Athletic Club host Qarabag on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. The kick-off time is 16:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Athletic Club go into the match 29th in the table; Qarabag sit 22nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Athletic Club have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Qarabag have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Match recap

Athletic Club beat Qarabag 3-1. Athletic Club scored through Gorka Guruzeta 40', Robert Navarro 70', Gorka Guruzeta 88'. Qarabag replied with Leandro Andrade 1'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Athletic Club held 60% of the ball against 40% for Qarabag. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 3.47 for Athletic Club, 0.52 for Qarabag.

Verdict

The win nudges Athletic Club forward and leaves Qarabag with work to do. Athletic Club sat 29th and Qarabag 22nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.