Barcelona close in on leaders Real Madrid with win over Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Nou Camp to move to within a point of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.

Barcelona close in on leaders Real Madrid with win over Athletic Bilbao
Sun, 05 Feb, 2017 - 07:32

Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Nou Camp to move to within a point of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.

Paco Alcacer was drafted into the starting XI in place of the rested Luis Suarez and opened the scoring on 18 minutes with his first league goal since a summer move from Valencia.

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