Barcelona: Adrian Lopez scored twice to give Deportivo La Coruna a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Sunday with both teams having a man sent off.
The Deportivo striker hit the first from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute and scored the second with a long-range strike in the 52nd.
After missing various chances earlier, Fernando Llorente pulled one back for Bilbao with a header in the 86th for his 11th goal of the season.
Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose was sent off in the 34th minute, with Deportivo midfielder Juan Rodriguez being dismissed in the 47th.
Deportivo's second away win provisionally lifted it into 11th place, five points from the Europa League positions. The loss ended Bilbao's five-match winning streak at San Mames stadium and kept the team in eighth place.
Later, leader Barcelona hosts Levante looking to provisionally move five points clear of second-place Real Madrid, which visits Getafe on Monday in a Spanish capital derby.
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