Summary

  • Messi remains on 699 career goals

  • Barca go three points clear of Real Madrid with win

  1. Goodnightpublished at 22:58 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Thanks for joining me tonight. This live page is over now.

    See you tomorrow as Real Madrid try to go back to the top when they play Mallorca.

  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 22:57 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    It's all over. Barcelona go three points clear of Real Madrid for 24 hours at least.

  3. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Lionel Messi... into the wall.

  4. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Oooooh. Free-kick to Barcelona. This will be the last kick. Lionel Messi going for number 700?

  5. Postpublished at 90+4 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Brilliant double save from Unai Simon denies Barcelona. Arturo Vidal thinks his volley is in, but the keeper saves - and then Ansu Fati's rebound is also saved.

  6. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Halfway through injury time and Marc-Andre ter Stegen is taking his time with a goal-kick.

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 90+2 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Arturo Vidal gives the ball away and Athletic break. Ivan Rakitic stops the move with a foul and gets booked - taking one for the team.

  8. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Five minutes added on. Not sure how they've come up with that.

  9. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Lionel Messi is so close to 700 again. Brilliant play by Ansu Fati on the left wing. He cuts in and lays it off to Messi, who curls just wide from 20 yards.

  10. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Gerard Pique is grimacing and holding his groin. His night is over surely.

  11. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Free-kick about 30 yards out, this time Lionel Messi shoots... but it's hammered straight into the wall.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 86 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Barcelona bring on some fresh legs up front - Martin Braithwaite replaces Luis Suarez.

  13. Postpublished at 85 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Great chance for Athletic as an attacker puts a header wide from six yards out. A better opportunity than he initially realised.

  14. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    A great spell by the visitors. Really quick play with throw-ins immediately put back into play and now they have a corner. The corner is cleared though.

  15. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Athletic have a free-kick on the right wing. Headed away by a Gerard Pique/Nelson Semedo combo.

  16. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    I thought that was the moment for Lionel Messi. He drifts in from the right wing and flashes his shot just wide of the far post. He remains on 699 goals.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Athletic make their final switch. Raul Garcia replaces Oihan Sancet, a man 13 years his junior.

  18. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    Drinks break has been and gone. Play back under way.

  19. Postpublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    This was Lionel Messi's 250th assist for Barcelona, according to data company Gracenote.

  20. Postpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao

    That is Ivan Rakitic's first La Liga goal of the season. His last came in El Clasico on 2 March 2019.