Dembele glowed before giving way to 19-year-old midfielder Pablo Torre Carral in the 77th minute. The French striker touched the ball 68 times, passed the ball 85% accurately with four decisive passes and finished three times.

With one goal and three assists, Dembele contributed to four goals in a Barca match for the first time in all competitions (165 matches).

Dembele headed the opener for Barca.

At Camp Nou’s home field, Barca controlled the ball 66%, finished ten times with seven shots on target, compared to Bilbao’s 5 and 3.

In the 18th minute, Dembele poked Roberto through and hit the Bilbao midfielder to change direction, leaving Simon unable to block.

Lewandowski celebrates raising the score to 3-0 for Barca in the 22nd minute. Photo: fcbarcelona.com

24 players scored for Barca, in descending order: Lewandowski (17 goals), Aubameyang (13), Ferran Torres (9), Depay (8), Pedri (7), Luuk de Jong, Dembele (6),

In the second half, Barca slowed down but still continuously bombarded the away team’s goal.

In the 73rd minute, Barca fixed the score according to the same scenario.

Ferran Torres defeated Unai Simon to set the result 4-0 against Bilbao.

In six La Liga matches at home this season, Barca scored 15 goals and has not conceded a single goal.

Crush Bilbao, Barca restored the three-point gap with top Real, and had perfect momentum for the match against Bayern in round five of Group C of the Champions League on October 26.

Barca 4-0 Bilbao

Main developments in Barca 4-0 Bilbao match on October 23.

However, Barca’s victory was not complete when 2022 Golden Boy Gavi was injured and made way for Franck Kessie in the 34th minute. At the end of the match, Roberto hurt his shoulder and forced Barca to play without a man, when Barca had used all five players.

Squad:

Barca: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Kounde (Alonso 63), Garcia, Balde, Gavi (Kessie 34), Busquest, De Jong, Dembele (Carral 77), Lewandowski (Fati 63), Pedri (Torres 63).

Bilbao: Simon, Berchiche, Martinez, Alvarez, De Marcos (Lekue 60), Berenguer, Zarraga (Vencedor 70), Williams, Vesga, Herrera (Garcia 21, Sancet 60), Williams (Garcia 70).