Barcelona: Barcelona secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés Stadium on Saturday evening, in a matchday 27 fixture of the 2025-2026 La Liga season. The only goal of the game was scored by Barcelona's young star Lamine Yamal in the 68th minute, while a Bilbao goal was disallowed for offside in the final minute of the first half. According to National Iraqi News Agency, with this win, Barcelona increased their lead at the top of the La Liga table to 67 points, extending their advantage over second-placed Real Madrid to four points. Athletic Bilbao remain in ninth place with 35 points. Barcelona continue their impressive run of form, having scored 25 goals in their last 11 matches, averaging 2.4 goals per game, while conceding only six goals, averaging 0.6 goals per game. They have also kept seven clean sheets during this period. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao have scored 15 goals in their last 10 matches, averaging 1.5 goals per game, but have struggled defensively, conceding 17 goals at an average of 1.6 goals per game. Recent head-to-head results give Barcelona the advantage, having won their last three encounters against Athletic Bilbao with scores of 4-0, 3-0, and today's 1-0, confirming the Catalan side's dominance over the Basque team in recent years.