Barcelona pulled within one point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a thrilling 5-2 victory against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday evening at the New San Mames.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored in the first half to give the visitors a two-goal lead at the interval, but the game really came to life in the second half as the teams combined for four goals in a seven-minute stretch.
Mikel Rico's 59th-minute strike gave Athletic a lifeline before an Oscar de Marcos own goal restored Barca's two-goal lead three minutes later. Neymar then made it 4-1 after a 64th-minute counter, only to see Aritz Aduriz notch Athletic's second within the next two minutes.
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