Football Soccer - Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao - Spanish La Liga Santander - Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona, Spain, 04/02/17 Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz (R) fails to stop a shot from Barcelona's Lionel Messi (unseen) to score a goal. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga champions Barcelona stayed on the heels of leaders Real Madrid by coasting to a 3-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday as Lionel Messi became the club's top scorer from free kicks.
Paco Alcacer scored his first league goal since joining from Valencia last year by turning in a pass from Neymar in the 18th minute while Messi whipped in an angled strike in the 40th, his 27th goal from a free kick for Barca.
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