Williams jinks into the box and looks for a shooting opportunity but Barca have got the door firmly bolted. Williams runs out of options and goes down in a clash with Basquets, who gets the free-kick. There's no time for Barca to take it though - they've got the win!
FULL-TIME: ATHLETIC BILBAO 2-3 BARCELONA
90' +1
Athletic have three minutes in which to find an equaliser.
Credit to Berenguer for staying alert and punishing Barca's mistake. Still, it would be a real shock if Athletic were to salvage a point from this game. Barca have generally had the game under control.
90'
Muniain has scored a goal for Athletic Bilbao! Assist by Álex Berenguer.
GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO 2-3 BARCELONA! Hello? What's this? Are Athletic still alive in this game? Berenguer rushes onto a sloppy Barca backpass and finds Muniain, who darts inside to curl a fabulous first-time effort into the far bottom corner. Messi shakes his head.
88'
Messi almost embarrasses Martinez, knocking the ball past him to bustle into the penalty area. Martinez's defensive partner Nunez makes a well-timed sliding challenge to prevent Messi from shooting.
86'
Messi's really left his mark on this game. He's been involved in pretty much everything. Balenziaga igves away a free-kcik for a shove on the Barca captain.
84'
Athletic work the ball nicely into Barca's penalty area. Araujo is on hand to punt out for a corner before Morcillo can shoot. Barca defend the corner easily.
82'
Barca put together a lovely flowing move and Griezmann fires into the ground from Alba's cross, forcing Simon to reach high to grab the shot as it bounces up towards him. Up the other end, Berenguer blazes over as he enters the box.
80'
Jon Morcillo enters the game and replaces Raúl García.
Athletic make another change. Morcillo is on for Raul Garcia.
78'
Griezmann's speculative effort from range flies over. The Frenchman's not been spectacular out there but he's played his part in what looks like a Barca win.
76'
Braithwaite's first act on the pitch is to hand Athletic a corner. Barca stand firm though, as they have since the opening minutes.
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75'
Óscar Mingueza enters the game and replaces S. Dest.
M. Braithwaite enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Dembele, who's had an OK game for Barca, also makes way for Braithwaite.
Barcelona substitution. Dest is replaced by the 21-year-old Barcelona B defender Mingueza.
74'
Athletic are starting to tire. The game's been more equal in the second half. Barca's third goal has probably killed their chance of getting anything from this game though.
70'
Dani García gets yellow.
Dani Garcia gets booked for his lack of sportsmanship. He's only been on the pitch for a minute or two.
69'
Dani Garcia gets brushed off the ball by Dest near the touchline and grabs a hold of the American's shirt as he goes down. Dest throws his arms up in protest.
67'
Athletic get a corner as Williams' snap shot from the left of the box is blocked. Not much comes of it but the Basques are at least pushing to get back into this.
65'
Dani García enters the game and replaces Mikel Vesga.
Álex Berenguer enters the game and replaces De Marcos.
Next on for Athletic is Dani Garcia. He replaces Vesga.
Athletic make a few substitutions. The quiet De Marcos is replaced by Berenguer.
64'
Athletic will struggle to come back from what is now a two-goal deficit. Barca don't look inclined to give this lead up.
63'
Griezmann claims the assist for a simple cross but it was all about Messi's finish. That's two goals for Messi now here. Don't bet against him scoring again.
62'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by A. Griezmann.
GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO 1-3 BARCELONA! Dembele dribbles into Athletic's box before deciding to pass back. Barca circulate the ball to the opposite side and Messi lashes in off the crossbar from Griezmann's cross having ghosted into the box. It was going in before Simon can even raise a glove. That is laughably good.
57'
C. Lenglet gets yellow.
Lenglet gets an avoidable booking for saying too much to the referee. The Frenchman is now suspended for Barca's next league match.
55'
Athletic are certainly showing more attacking intent. They haven't allowed Barca to settle into their rhythm yet as they did in the opening 45 minutes.
53'
Messi slots home what he thinks is Barca's third goal as he slips between Athletic's centre-backs. The offside flag is quickly up though, so it won't count. There's a quick VAR check but it's a fairly easy decision.
49'
Vencedor shoots from just outside the box. ter Stegen gets down low to stop it finding the bottom left corner.
47'
Athletic know they need to attack a bit more again now. De Marcos gets a free-kick as Lenglet challenges him too keenly.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ATHLETIC BILBAO 1-2 BARCELONA
45'
There'll be two added minutes at the end of this half.
We're back underway here. No changes at half-time.
44'
Athletic have done precious little in an attacking sense since conceding an equaliser. Marcelino needs more from his team in the second half.
42'
Barca look comfortable as we approach half-time but they'd like another goal. Messi gets a cute pass from Griezmann and fires wide of the right-hand post.
40'
Barca go looking for a quick third goal. Griezmann unleashes a venomous shot from the left of the box that Simon pushes away. Dembele stretches but can't quite reach it to place into the net.
39'
That was excellent stuff by Pedri. The youngster knew he didn't have time to shoot so laid off to Messi who was better placed. Barca have found their feet in this game now.
38'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Pedri.
GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO 1-2 BARCELONA! Messi gives Barca the lead! It's a deft finish from the Argentine who calmly rolls the ball into the net from Pedri's clever backheel 15 yards out.
37'
Griezmann wins a free-kick down the left as he's brought down by Williams. Barca can't create very much from the free-kick.
35'
Dest positions himself well to get rid of Capa's pacy low cross from the right. Muniain was lurking at the far post.
33'
Barca knock the ball around patiently outside Athletic's box, trying to craft a decent opening. Dembele cuts inside from the right and curls an effort towards Simon. The Athletic keeper can't hold it at first but soon controls it at the second attempt.
32'
The stricken Berchiche is fit enough to walk off the pitch unaided. Balenziaga replaces him.
31'
Balenziaga enters the game and replaces Yuri.
28'
Simon rushes out of his goal to prevent Messi from latching onto Dembele's throughball. It's a good game, this.
27'
Mikel Vesga gets yellow.
Vesga receives the game's first yellow card for a mistimed challenge on Dembele.
26'
Berchiche's low cross from the left isn't convincingly cleared by Barca's defenders. Athletic's pace in forward areas is continuing to worry the visitors.
24'
Messi gets caught offside from Busquet's pass and Athletic have the chance to go upfield for the first time in a while. Raul Garcia is frustrated as he challenges for a high ball with Busquets and gives away a free-kick.
22'
Barca are starting to dominate proceedings now. Alba has a low effort saved from the left of the box. It's another Barca corner which Athletic see off.
20'
Athletic are having to defend for the moment. Raul Garcia tugs on de Jong's shirt and gives away a foul in the centre of the pitch.
16'
Barca are starting to settle after that frantic start. The visitors win a corner down their left off Capa. Athletic clear. Dembele is caught offside from Messi's throughball.
14'
Pedri has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by F. de Jong.
GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO 1-1 BARCELONA! De Jong reaches the byline and loops a high cross back towards the far post. Pedri arrives in the six-yard box at the right time to nod it into the net.
That was a smart assist by de Jong who knew he couldn't shoot himself from that angle. The Dutchman dragged Athletic's defenders away instead and gave Barca a quickfire equaliser.
13'
Dembele receives a pass from Messi and lets rip from the right edge of the box, inspiring Simon to tip it away. Athletic survive the resulting Barca corner.
12'
Barca are just asking for trouble if they continue to play this high up the pitch. Williams gets in behind the visitors' defence again, firing straight at ter Stegen. It's a warning that more is to come from Athletic.
11'
Athletic's captain Munain, playing on the left flank, has a pop from a tight angle. It's blocked by a Barca defender.
9'
There's a brief chance for the players to take a breath as Pedri is fouled by Raul Garcia. There's no way the game can stay at this speed for 90 minutes.
5'
Athletic have really raced out of the traps here. Their left-back Berchiche races into the box on the counter-attack after a Barca attack breaks down and lashes a shot into the side netting.
3'
I. Williams has scored a goal for Athletic Bilbao! Assist by Raúl García.
GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO 1-0 BARCELONA! Athletic take a stunning early lead! Williams bursts past Barca's high defensive line to latch onto Raul Garcia's throughball and bear down on the box. The forward takes a touch inside past Lenglet and fires low past ter Stegen!
That throughball from Raul Garcia was exquisite but Barca's offside trap totally failed there. What a start here at San Mames!
1'
We're underway here in Bilbao!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona at San Mames Stadium.
Barcelona arrive in Bilbao looking to lift themselves to third in La Liga. Ronald Koeman's side sit fifth currently and are way off the pace in the title race behind Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. A win here would mark a tentative return to more familiar territory.
Athletic, meanwhile, are under new management after a weekend win against Elche was not enough to save Gaizka Garitano's job. It's Marcelino's first job since leaving Valencia in September 2019. No doubt a victory for the hosts here would be a great start to their new era.
ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-4-2): Unai Simon; Ander Capa, Unai Nunez, Inigo Martinez, Yuri; Oscar De Marcos, Mikel Vesga, Unai Vencedor, Iker Muniain (c); Inaki Williams, Raul Garcia.
SUBS: Inigo Vicente, Ibai Gomez, Dani Garcia, Mikel Balenziaga, Asier Villalibre, Kenan Kodro, Oihan Sancet, Jon Morcillo, Inigo Cordoba, Inigo Lekue, Jokin Ezkieta, Alex Berenguer.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergino Dest, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi (c), Ousmane Dembele.
SUBS: Riqui Puig, Junior Firpo, Miralem Pjanic, Samuel Umtiti, Konrad De la Fuente, Trincao, Inaki Pena, Neto, Martin Braithwaite, Oscar Mingueza.
The two sides are out on the San Mames pitch. Athletic are wearing their usual red and white striped shirts and black shorts. Barca are in their yellow away strip.
Barca now travel to seventh-placed Granada for their next match while Athletic host title contenders Atletico. No doubt Barca will be hoping for a favour from their opponents today. You wouldn't put it past them getting one. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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