Barcelona Beat Athletic Bilbao in Big Match
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Barcelona played a football match against Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona won the game.
Raphinha scored two goals for Barcelona. This is called a brace. Fermin also scored one goal.
The player Yamal did not have a good night. He had some bad luck during the match.
Before the game, Barcelona had important players like Rodri and Baldé in their squad. A squad is the group of players a team can choose from.
People wanted to know the kick-off time and the TV channel for the match. Kick-off is when a football game starts.
Many fans watched the match on TV. Barcelona is a very popular team in Spain.
This win was good news for Barcelona and their fans.
Vocabulary7 words
- match
- a game between two teams
- goals
- points scored in football
- brace
- when a player scores two goals in one game
- bad luck
- when something goes wrong by chance
- squad
- all the players a team can pick from
- kick-off
- the start time of a football game
- channel
- a TV station
Quiz
Answer key
1. Barcelona 2. Raphinha 3. He had bad luck
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Barcelona played a football _____ against Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona _____ the game.
Raphinha scored two _____ for Barcelona. This is called a _____. Fermin also scored one goal.
The player Yamal did not have a good night. He had some _____ during the match.
Before the game, Barcelona had important players like Rodri and Baldé in their _____.
People wanted to know the _____ time and the TV _____ for the match.
Many fans watched the match on TV. Barcelona is a very popular _____ in Spain.