Playing Athletic Bilbao for what seems like the seventeenth time in a few weeks, it looked like Barcelona would take the lead in controversial fashion.
With half an hour player, the ball arrives at the feet of Luis Suarez in the area. No stranger to spending the odd bit of time on the floor, Suarez is upended after the defender clearly gets a good foot on the ball.
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But, to the bemusement of more or less everyone in the stadium the referee awards the penalty.
Even more incredibly, Lionel Messi then fails to find the back of the net – much to the delight of the home fans.
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Although some might have perceived Suarez to have dived for the earlier penalty, he later managed to put Barca ahead by smashing home this volley. It was the only goal of the game, as Barca gained some revenge for their recent Spanish Super Cup defeat.
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