Robert Lewandowski scored his 12th goal in 11 La Liga games as Barcelona put up a dominant display to claim maximum points against Athletic Bilbao to stay three points behind leaders Real Madrid.

The Poland International striker netted his side's third goal when he drove in an unstoppable drive from Ousmane Dembele's pass.

Lewandowski had previously provided the assist for the opener, lofting the ball for Dembele to head in.

Dembele who put up the player of the match performance expertly picked out Sergi Roberto to make it 2-0 and also set up a late fourth with his third assist of the one-sided affair as Ferran Torres swept in.

It was an impressive display by Barcelona but some of the shine was taken off the win as Roberto went off with a shoulder injury late on.

The win, Barcelona's second in succession, keeps them in touching distance with Real, who defeated Sevilla 3-1 on Saturday.

Real are currently top on 31 points from 11 games, while Barcelona lie in second, 3 points less with 28 points.