Defeating Bilbao, Barcelona maintains 9-point gap with Real Madrid

Last night, Real Madrid beat Espanyol 3-1 and Barcelona had to beat Bilbao to maintain a safe gap. The tense mentality made Barca start poorly while Bilbao played with excitement at San Mames.

Barcelona had a difficult match against Bilbao (Photo: AP).

Bilbao were the more pressing side, but their final touches lacked the precision they needed, with Raul Garcia hitting the crossbar in the 33rd minute most notable.

Barcelona played poorly, but the mark of the star is helping them make a difference at the end of the first half. Receiving the ball from captain Busquets, Raphinha calmly handled it before finishing decisively to open the score 1-0 for Barcelona.

The referee initially ruled out the goal because he thought the Brazilian was offside, but VAR overturned the decision. The Catalan club went into the break with a slim advantage.

In the second half, Barcelona pushed up their formation to look for more goals. Striker Robert Lewandowski was given many chances but failed to finish accurately. Bilbao was also very dangerous with counter-attacks, causing difficulties for Barcelona's defense.

Raphinha scored the only goal to bring 3 points to Barcelona (Photo: AP).

The most notable situation was in the 87th minute. Inaki Williams shot past goalkeeper Ter Stegen but the goal was not recognized by the referee when VAR technology detected that Iker Muniain had previously handled the ball.

Barcelona struggled to beat Bilbao 1-0 at San Mames and continued to lead La Liga with 65 points, 9 points more than Real Madrid. Coach Xavi's army is aiming for the championship with only 13 rounds left.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/danh-bai-bilbao-barcelona-duy-tri-cach-biet-9-diem-voi-real-madrid-20230313065631162.htm