• Athletic Bilbao defender Eneko Boveda, right, fights for the ball with Barcelona striker Luis Suarez. Miguel Tona / EPA
    Athletic Bilbao defender Eneko Boveda, right, fights for the ball with Barcelona striker Luis Suarez. Miguel Tona / EPA
  • Barcelona’s Luis Suarez laments on the pitch next to Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Luis Suarez laments on the pitch next to Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, duels for the ball with Athletic Bilbao’s Mikel Balenziaga. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, duels for the ball with Athletic Bilbao’s Mikel Balenziaga. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Lionel Messi falls during the match against Athletic Bilbao. Ander Gillenea / AFP
    Barcelona’s Lionel Messi falls during the match against Athletic Bilbao. Ander Gillenea / AFP
  • Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz, fights, for the ball with French defender Samuel Umtiti. Luis Tejido / EPA
    Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz, fights, for the ball with French defender Samuel Umtiti. Luis Tejido / EPA
  • Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic, second right, celebrates with Arda Turan after scoring. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic, second right, celebrates with Arda Turan after scoring. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, and teammate defender Jordi Alba eye the ball. Ander Gillenea / AFP
    Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, and teammate defender Jordi Alba eye the ball. Ander Gillenea / AFP
  • Barcelona’s Luis Suarez receives a yellow card. Vincent West / Reuters
    Barcelona’s Luis Suarez receives a yellow card. Vincent West / Reuters
  • Athletic Bilbao’s French defender Aymeric Laporte, right, fights for the ball with defender Sergi Roberto. Luis Tejido / EPA
    Athletic Bilbao’s French defender Aymeric Laporte, right, fights for the ball with defender Sergi Roberto. Luis Tejido / EPA
  • Athletic Bilbao striker Iker Muniain, fights, fights for the ball with defender Jordi Alba. Miguel Tona / EPA
    Athletic Bilbao striker Iker Muniain, fights, fights for the ball with defender Jordi Alba. Miguel Tona / EPA
  • Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez, left, vies with Athletic Bilbao forward Aritz Aduriz, centre, and midfielder Oscar de Marcos. Ander Gillenea / AFP
    Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez, left, vies with Athletic Bilbao forward Aritz Aduriz, centre, and midfielder Oscar de Marcos. Ander Gillenea / AFP

Football

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona saved by Ivan Rakitic’s header to maintain 100 per cent start to Primera Liga – in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

August 29, 2016

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Barcelona secure hard-fought 1-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao, with Luis Enrique still to welcome the likes of Neymar and injured captain Andres Iniesta back to his squad. Click or swipe through for photos from the match.

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