Athletic Club 0 – 2 FC Barcelona: Lionel Messi and Paulinho Extend Blaugranas’ Impressive Liga Start

FC Barcelona entered Saturday’s contest against Athletic Bilbao at the top of LaLiga standings, but they did not have a lot of room for error. Valencia’s win during Saturday morning had put Los Che just one point behind Los Blaugranas, so Ernesto Valverde’s men needed a win to recover their four-point advantage in first place. […]