Barcelona
returned home to Camp Nou for their La Liga fixture vs Athletic Bilbao on
January 31, 2021. It was a triumphant home as they moved up to second in La
Liga - goals from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann helped them beat Athletic
Bilbao 2-1. Barcelona were the better team from kick-off - played with
intensity, had the majority of ball possession and pressed to recover the ball
when they lost it.
A
very active Messi opened scoring for Barcelona in the 20th minute with a
brilliant free kick (his 650th goal for Barcelona), though Athletic leveled through a Jordi Alba own goal
early in the second half. Griezmann struck the winner for Barcelona with 15
minutes of play time left.
This
win stretched Barcelona's unbeaten run in the league to 10 games. They still
have a long way to go however as they are still 10 points behind league leaders
Atletico Madrid.
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