On Saturday, four matches of the 21st round are played in the Spanish "La Liga". "Barcelona" hosted Bilbao’s "Athletic" players in front of their fans. Luis Enrique's team had difficulties at the beginning of the match, but opponent's mistakes and good offensive play allowed them to celebrate a 3-0 victory. The Basques played aggressively from the start of the match and could have scored several goals. Raul Garcia hit the crossbar early in the match, but luck smiled to the hosts. In the 18th minute, after a great pass from Neymar, Paco Alcacer scored the first goal of the season in "La Liga". In the 40th minute, Lionel Messi took advantage of the uncertain goalkeeper's play and increased the lead with a cunning penalty kick. The final point was set in the 67th minute - Aleix Vidal accurately scored the third goal into the visitors' goal. "Barcelona" temporarily closed the gap with Madrid's "Real" to just one point. Zinedine Zidane's team has played two fewer matches at the moment. At 19:30, Madrid's "Atletico" clashed with "Leganes". Diego Simeone's team defeated their opponents 2-0 and returned to the path of victories. Both goals for the winners were scored by Fernando Torres. In the 15th minute, Antoine Griezmann failed to score from the penalty spot. Another Catalan club, "Espanyol," won by a narrow margin against "Malaga". Additional matches will be played this evening. Results: "Barcelona" 3 - 0 "Athletic Bilbao" 18' [1 - 0] A. Paco 40' [2 - 0] L. Messi 67' [3 - 0] A. Vidal "Malaga" 0 - 1 "Espanyol" 17' [0 - 1] P. Piatti "Atletico" 2 - 0 "Leganes" 15' [1 - 0] F. Torres 51' [2 - 0] F. Torres 15' A. Griezmann ("Atletico") missed 11 m. penalty "Valencia" ? - ? "Eibar" Turnament table:
