The absence in the Barcelona starting lineup of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets allowed Gerard Pique to finally wear the captains armband in an official match.
Ernesto Valverde had decided to give the former pair a rest against Athletic Club, with one eye on the midweek Champions League game against Tottenham Hotspur.
Pique is one of the most charismatic players in the Barcelona squad, but until this season he hadn't been elected as one of the team captains.
Those who wear the armband for the Catalan club are chosen by the players themselves, irrespective of how long they've been in the team for.
The presence in recent years of players such as Javier Mascherano, Andres Iniesta, Busquets and Messi had stopped Pique being given the responsibility, but this summer, his teammates chose him as their third representative.