"Barcelona" secured an important victory against "Athletic" at home (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Sunday, four matches of the XXXIV round were played in the Spanish "Primera" championship.

At the "Camp Nou" stadium, the Barcelona footballers secured an important victory, defeating Bilbao Athletic with a score of 2-1 after a tough battle.

In the 50th minute, Aritz Aduriz put the visitors ahead, but shortly after, the Catalans responded to Athletic's attack with two accurate shots.

In the 72nd minute, Pedro equalized the score, and just two minutes later, Lionel Messi scored the winning goal, earning "Barca" three points.

The Spanish champions temporarily rose to second place, with 4 points separating them from the leader, Atletico Madrid.

In other matches, Sevilla defeated Granada 4-0, Almeria had to acknowledge the superiority of Celta Vigo with a score of 2-4, and Rayo Vallecano easily beat Real Betis Sevilla 3-1.