Athletic Bilbao come from behind to beat Qarabag in the Champions League | OneFootball

On Wednesday, in a comeback, Athletic Bilbao defeated Qarabag 3-1 at San Mamés Stadium in the third round of the Champions League. Guruzeta (twice) and Navarro scored to secure the Spaniards’ first victory in the competition.

Match Situation

With this result, Athletic Bilbao climbs to 23rd place in the standings, with three points earned. Qarabag, meanwhile, sits in tenth place with six points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴ATHLETIC BILBAO 3 X 1 QARABAG🔵

🏆 Competition: 3rd round of the Champions League 🏟️ Venue: San Mamés Stadium, in Bilbao 📅 Date: October 22, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 1:45 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

Qarabag surprised everyone and opened the scoring just 50 seconds into the game. Leandro Andrade took advantage of a defensive error by Athletic Bilbao inside the box and finished with a low shot past Unai Simón to put his team ahead.

Bilbao leveled the score at 39 minutes of the first half with Guruzeta. The striker received a long pass from Rego, broke free into the box, and beat goalkeeper Kochalski with a powerful low shot.

The goal that put Athletic Bilbao ahead came at 24 minutes of the second half. Navarro drove down the left side of the attack and, from the edge of the box, fired a beautiful shot into Kochalski’s top corner, leaving the keeper with no chance.

The hosts extended their lead at 42 minutes. Navarro found the net once again after capitalizing on a loose ball at the edge of the box and finishing first-time into the goal.

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