Robert Lewandowski scored his 12th goal in 11 La Liga games as Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao to stay three points behind leaders Real Madrid.
The Poland striker got his side’s third goal when he drove in an unstoppable drive from Ousmane Dembele’s pass.
Lewandowski had provided the assist for the opener, lofting the ball for Dembele to head in.
Dembele found Sergi Roberto to make it 2-0 and also set up a late fourth as Ferran Torres swept in.
It was a dominant display by Barcelona but some of the shine was taken off the win as Roberto went off with a shoulder injury late on.
The win, Barcelona’s second in succession, keeps them in touch with Real, who beat Sevilla 3-1 on Saturday.
Real are top on 31 points from 11 games, while Barcelona have 28 points.
Line-ups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3
- 1ter Stegen
- 20RobertoSubstituted forat 86′minutes
- 23KoundéSubstituted forAlonsoat 63′minutes
- 24GarcíaBooked at 78mins
- 28Balde
- 21de Jong
- 5BusquetsBooked at 71mins
- 8GonzálezSubstituted forTorresat 63′minutes
- 7DembéléSubstituted forTorreat 77′minutes
- 9LewandowskiSubstituted forFati Vieiraat 63′minutes
- 30Páez GaviraSubstituted forKessieat 34′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Bellerín
- 3Piqué
- 10Fati Vieira
- 11Torres
- 17Alonso
- 18Alba
- 19Kessie
- 22Raphinha
- 26Peña Sotorres
- 32Torre
- 36Tenas
Ath Bilbao
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Simón
- 18De MarcosBooked at 16minsSubstituted forLekueat 60′minutes
- 5Álvarez
- 4Martínez
- 17Berchiche
- 6VesgaBooked at 89mins
- 23HerreraSubstituted forGarcía Carrilloat 21′minutesSubstituted forSancetat 60′minutes
- 11Williams
- 19ZarragaSubstituted forVencedorat 70′minutes
- 7Berenguer Remiro
- 9WilliamsSubstituted forGarcíaat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Morcillo
- 3Vivian
- 8Sancet
- 10Muniain
- 12Guruzeta
- 13Agirrezabala
- 14García Carrillo
- 15Lekue
- 16Vencedor
- 22García
- 24Balenziaga
- 31Paredes
- Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
- Attendance:
- 84,817
Live Text
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Match ends, Barcelona 4, Athletic Club 0.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Athletic Club 0.
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Foul by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona).
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Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Franck Kessie (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
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Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
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Sergi Roberto went off injured after Barcelona had used all subs.
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Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
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Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
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Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
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Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
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Goal! Barcelona 4, Athletic Club 0. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
