On Sunday, four matches of the first round of the Spanish "Primera" division were played.
Athletic Bilbao clashed with Barcelona at home arena. The Basques, who gave the Catalans a hard time this season, once again could not resist and suffered a minimal defeat.
Luis Enrique's players could have taken the lead already in the 31st minute, but the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, failed to convert a penalty kick.
Finally, in the second half, the hosts managed to break through the defense with Luis Suarez scoring the winning goal in the 54th minute after Jordi Alba's pass.
In other matches, the Madrid Real star constellation stepped onto the field after the summer break. They clashed with the league newcomers Sporting Gijon.
Rafael Benitez's team did not have a successful start to the season and played a goalless draw, despite dominating the entire match and delivering blow after blow.
Results:
Athletic 0 - 1 Barcelona
54' [0 - 1] L.Suarez
31' L.Messi (Barcelona) missed a penalty kick
Sporting Gijon 0 - 0 Real Madrid
Levante ? - ? Celta Vigo
Real Betis ? - ? Villarreal
Standings:
