Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 1:0 as an away game in the derby of the 27th round of the Spanish La Liga. The match was played at the "San Mamés" stadium.
After only about 20 seconds, Joao Cancelo almost scored an own goal. The left-back tried to intercept a pass, but deflected the ball so that it hit the crossbar. A quick response from the "Catalans" followed, with Ferran Torres missing an equalizer in the sixth minute.
In 35' After a mistake by Marc Bernal in the center, a quick attack by the hosts followed, in which Selton Sanchez found himself face to face with Joan Garcia, but the goalkeeper intervened.
In the 46' Marcus Rashford crossed from a corner to the near post, Ferran Torres deflected elegantly with a "five", but the ball went past the post.
Barcelona picked up the pace in the second half and deservedly reached a goal in the 68th minute, when substitute Pedri found Lamine Yamal in a perfect way, who with his jewel-like entry inside and a left-footed shot into the far corner brought his team ahead in the score.
After the success, Barcelona is the leader in the standings with 67 points, 4 more than second-placed Real Madrid. Athletic is in 9th position with 35 points.