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“Barcelona” achieved another narrow victory in Spain.
Catalans defeated Bilbao’s “Athletic” team after a tough battle with a score of 1:0.
The guests from Catalonia scored their goal during added time in the first half - Raphinha's excellent shot beat Julen Agirrezabala.
In the second half, “Barcelona” started well, but at the end of the match had to withstand a serious attack.
Inaki Williams had sent the ball into the goal, but after a VAR review, Iker Muniain's handball was recorded.
In other episodes, the heroes were Marc Andre ter Stegen and the defenders of “Barca”.
Before next week's “El Clasico”, the gap between “Barca” and “Real” at the top of the table is 9 points.
Standings provided by Sofascore
