Only 11 minutes could hold the benefit Athletic Bilbao tonight for him Barcelona, which is supported by the formula Messi-Pedri He was able to turn the scoreboard and eventually take the three points, taking him to third place in the league table with 31 points, five behind Real Madrid already seven of Athletic.
Iñaki Williams astonished in the field of the San Mamés Stadium, then just at minute three he opened the score to the benefit of the locals, who saw themselves at the forefront of the scoreboard to defend their very short lead early on.
The Catalan side did not miss the opportunity and when they saw their rival gradually retreat towards their goal, they went forward looking for the tie, which they found at minute 14 in a good combination between Lionel Messi, Frenkie de Jong and Pedri, who was in charge of leveling the board with a header in the area.
At minute 38 the formula again Messi-Pedri appeared again, but this time for the 18-year-old Spanish player attend with a taquito within the area to the Argentinian, which with a slow but well-placed touch would send the culé squad forward in the post.
With the game by his side and with ball control, which Barcelona had with 70 percent, only a few minutes were enough for the visit to increase his lead and closes his ninth victory so far in the 2020-2021 season in La Liga.
Messi and Griezmann got together
In minute 62 Messi was in charge of making the 1-3, after a pass from Antoine Griezmann which appeared to the left of the Athletic area. The Frenchman observed the arrival of Lio, who went almost to the edge of the small area, to take a violent shot which he placed in the top right corner of the local target.
Already at the compensation time Iker Muniaín approached the local population, but there was not enough time left to take the draw from the Catalans who took the 2-3 victory in San Mamés.
As a result, the Athletic Bilbao he stayed at 21 points, falling behind in ninth place in the overall table, with Barcelona already taking third place, and while still a long way from his main rivals, he is already starting to put pressure on the championship.