MADRID: Ronald Koeman said Barcelona can still win La Liga after Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday in a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao.
Messi’s double helped Barca reduce the gap behind La Liga’s leaders Atletico Madrid to seven points, even if Atletico will be hard to catch, given they also have two games in hand.
Koeman admitted last week it would be “very difficult” to close the gap but was more optimistic after the victory at San Mames.
“There is always a chance,” he said. “The season is very long and you can have ups and downs. It may be that one team that is doing very well will later find it difficult.”
Barca trailed to an early Inaki Williams strike but responded with a slick attacking performance that had Messi…
