Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic (left) gestures past Athletic Bilbao’s goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz reacting to a pain during the Spanish league football match Athletic Club Bilbao vs FC Barcelona at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on August 28, 2016. AFP PHOTO
MADRID: Ivan Rakitic’s first-half header maintained Barcelona’s 100 percent start to the La Liga season as the champions withstood a wave of late pressure to win 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday (Monday in Manila).