Barcelona claimed another three points in La Liga but left it late following a great defensive performance from the visitors. 

Lionel Messi's touch throughout the game was as good as ever, but he was well marked throughout the game and could not make the same impact as he has in recent games. One memorable Messi incident came in the second half. Messi picked up the ball from outside the box, skipped past a few challenges and unleashed a curling shot that hit the outside of the post. That was the closest Messi came to scoring.

The deadlock was not broken for the home side until the 73rd minute. Maxwell made a great run outside of Iniesta. Iniesta's pass was precise and Maxwell's cross was met at the far post by Zlatan Ibrahimovic to put Barcelona one up.

Another great ball into the center lead to a goal from substitute Bojan Krkic in the 89th minute, giving Barcelona a hard-fought but deserved three points.