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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23680346" data-attributes="member: 158020">Barcelona 1 Athletic Bilbao 1: Messi  and Munir combine to prevent another defeat   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/09/29/16/4632414-6222065-image-a-38_1538236614895.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Barcelona's Lionel Messi set up fellow substitute Munir El Haddadi to rescue  a late 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao, but the reigning champions still  dropped points for a third successive LaLiga game.   Ernesto Valverde seemingly had one eye on Wednesday's Champions League trip  to Tottenham considering his decision to leave Messi in reserve, but he came on  to set up Munir's late equaliser and at least prevent Barca losing a second  consecutive match.    Although Barca played some neat football at times in the first half, Athletic  posed the greater danger going forward and deservedly went ahead just before the  interval through Oscar De Marcos.   Messi finally entered early in the second period and he – like Philippe  Coutinho before him – struck the frame of the goal late on, before picking out  fellow substitute Munir six minutes from time to secure a share of the  spoils.   Athletic looked the bigger threat in the first half, with Inaki Williams  sending a dipping half-volley just wide after racing in behind the defence to  give Barca their first scare 12 minutes in.Williams troubled again soon after,  but he failed to apply the finish under pressure from Arturo Vidal after  skipping past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.   Luis Suarez forced Unai Simon into a save from a tight angle in the 37th  minute, but Athletic capitalised a few moments later – De Marcos steering Markel  Susaeta's cross in after escaping the attentions of Jordi Alba.Valverde waited  nine second-half minutes before introducing Messi and that seemed to boost  Barca, with Coutinho striking the crossbar with a volley just past the hour.   Barca's luck looked to have run out when Messi blasted against the post from  12 yards out 13 minutes from the end.But their talisman kept plugging away and  found Munir in the 84th minute with a low cross, the forward prodding past Simon  to salvage a point.</blockquote>

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