Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Barcelona: Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona go third in La Liga
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to go third in La Liga.
Athletic took an early lead through Inaki Williams, but teenager Pedri equalised with a header soon after.
Messi, who also hit the post twice, then scored when he collected Pedri’s backheel and shot past Unai Simon.
A powerful first-time shot from Messi made it 3-1 and Barcelona held on for the victory, despite a late 20-yard strike from Athletic’s Iker Muniain.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Ath Bilbao
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Simón
- 21Capa
- 3Núñez
- 4Martínez
- 17BerchicheSubstituted forBalenziagaat 32′minutes
- 18De MarcosSubstituted forBerenguer Remiroat 65′minutes
- 27Vencedor
- 6VesgaBooked at 27minsSubstituted forGarcía Carrilloat 65′minutesBooked at 70mins
- 10Muniain
- 22GarcíaSubstituted forMorcilloat 80′minutes
- 9Williams
Substitutes
- 2Morcillo
- 7Gómez
- 11Córdoba
- 12Berenguer Remiro
- 13Ezkieta
- 14García Carrillo
- 15Lekue
- 16Sancet
- 19Kodro
- 20Villalibre
- 24Balenziaga
- 26Vicente
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3
- 1ter Stegen
- 2DestSubstituted forMinguezaat 75′minutes
- 4Araujo
- 15LengletBooked at 57mins
- 18Alba
- 21de Jong
- 5Busquets
- 16González
- 11DembéléSubstituted forBraithwaiteat 75′minutes
- 10Messi
- 7Griezmann
Substitutes
- 8Pjanic
- 9Braithwaite
- 12Puig
- 13Murara Neto
- 17Machado Trincão
- 23Umtiti
- 24Firpo
- 26Peña
- 28Mingueza
- 29De la Fuente
- Referee:
- Carlos del Cerro Grande
Live Text
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Match ends, Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3.
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Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3.
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Goal! Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
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Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
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Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
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Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
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Jon Morcillo (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
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Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
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Substitution, Athletic Club. Jon Morcillo replaces Raúl García.
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Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Hand ball by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Martin Braithwaite.
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Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
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Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergiño Dest.
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Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
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Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
