The meeting, which took place at the Camp Nou, ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the home team.
The victory for Barcelona was brought by goals from Lionel Messi, who scored in the 20th minute with a free-kick, and Antoine Griezmann, who distinguished himself in the 74th minute with a pass from Oscar Garcia.
Own goal in the passive of Jordi Alba, who cut the ball into his own net in the 49th minute.
Barcelona, gaining 40 points, moved up to second place in the standings for Examples, beating Real Madrid, which also scored 40 points, in additional indicators.
Athletic with 24 points - 11th.
Earlier it was reported that Atletico beat Cadiz in the match Examples.