Barcelona missed a great opportunity to take advantage of Real Madrid and Girona dropping points after being held at San Mames.
The Catalans had the opportunity to put some pressure on the league leaders but could only take a point away from the Basque country and never really looked like winning.
Madrid’s controversial 2-2 draw against Valencia had meant a win for Barca would have cut the gap to six points and potentially breathed life into the title race.
Yet Barca remain eight points behind and stay in third, still a point behind Girona after their defeat to Mallorca.