Messi scores 650th Barcelona goal with fine free-kick
Griezmann restores Barca lead after Alba own goal
Barcelona unbeaten in nine league games
Catalans could go second in La Liga with win
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Very slick Barcelona move ends with Ousmane Dembele shooting over.
Frenkie de Jong goes on a great run down the left and play a pass into Antoine Griemznan, who lets it run for Lionel Messi. Messi plays a first-time ball to Dembele, whose finish is poor.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Ousmane Dembele latches onto a long ball but it's well defended by Yuri Berchiche and the Frenchman can't speed away.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Corner to Barcelona, Lionel Messi to take but he goes short. Jordi Alba's eventual cross is cleared and then he commits a foul.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Lionel Messi is free to discuss a pre-contract for the summer with other clubs now. Wonder how many offers he has had.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
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Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Pedri plays a ball into Ousmane Dembele, who dummies the ball thinking Antoine Griezmann is behind him.
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Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
This free-kick is too far out for Lionel Messi to contemplate shooting. His cross is cleared by Inaki Williams.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
The first yellow card as Athletic's Raul Garcia barges Frenkie de Jong over in the back. That means a one-game ban.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Another Barcelona chance as Jordi Alba's cross finds the head of Samuel Umtiti but he can't beat Unai Simon.
Luis Suarez scored a great free-kick for Atletico Madrid today. He didn't get too many chances to try them at Barca.
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Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona almost double their lead. They think Lionel Messi is fouled in the build-up but the referee says and Ronald Araujo flashes a shot just wide of the far post.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
That is Lionel Messi's 650th goal for Barcelona in 755 games. Not bad.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Athletic are straight on the attack as they look for an equaliser. Barca can't quite clear a free-kick and Yuri Berchiche's low drive is scooped up by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Lionel Messi has scored 27 goals in 40 appearances against Athletic Bilbao, 18 in 22 at home.
Lionel Messi
DELICIOUS!
Athletic Bilbao try everything to stop Lionel Messi's free-kick and they still can't!
They lie a player behind the wall in case he goes low and put another on the line but he curls it into the top corner and defender Yeray Álvarez runs into the post trying to reach it.
Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Decent Barcelona move and Lionel Messi is knocked over on the edge of the box. Jordi Alba actually had the ball but the referee must know there is no advantage when the alternative is a Messi free-kick! So he's given the free.
Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Another decent Barcelona move, this time Lionel Messi's deflected pass almost finds Pedri but he can't quite get it under control.
Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Lionel Messi chests the ball just over the bar, decent chance.
It's a nice Barcelona move, with Miralem Pjanic involved a couple of times. The midfielder mis-hits a volley and Messi adjusts his body shape in time to try to score with his chest but it's off target.
Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Athletic are defending well, two banks of four, to stop Barcelona and Lionel Messi breaking through.
Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Frenkie de Jong is in midfield now.