Barcelona missed the chance to move eight points clear at the top of the table in Spain after being held to a goalless draw at Athletico Bilbao on Sunday.
Lionel Messi returned to the starting XI for the visitors and hit the crossbar in the first half, but Barcelona needed goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to be at his best to preserve a clean sheet.
Elsewhere, Sevilla scored two late goals to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Eibar. The hosts had Ever Banega sent off in the 84th minute, but goals from Wissam Ben Yedder and Pablo Sarabia secured a point.