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La Liga: Atletico Madrid lose to Bilbao, Barcelona beat Villareal as title race blown wide open Just four points separate the top four teams with five rounds of matches to play. Atletico Madrid saw their lead cut to just two points after defeat at Bilbao | ANDER GILLENEA / AFP Atletico Madrid’s title hopes suffered a setback on Sunday as a shock 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao handed Barcelona the upper hand in a thrilling race at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid’s draw with...

Share on Twitter Stefan Savic looked to have rescued a point for the leaders with his first goal in the Spanish top flight for almost four years 13 minutes from time after Alex Berenguer had opened the scoring with an early header at San Mames. Athletic were not to be denied victory, though, as Martinez rose to nod home four minutes from time and leave Diego Simeones side shell-shocked. The setback means Atletico are just two points clear of Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Ronald ...

April 27, 2021 MADRID (AFP) – Atletico Madrid’s title hopes suffered a setback on Sunday as a shock 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao handed Barcelona the upper hand in a thrilling race at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid’s draw with Real Betis on Saturday gave Atletico the chance to pull further clear but instead they ended the weekend with their lead reduced, a loss at San Mames the latest twist in Europe’s most unpredictable domestic chase. Barca had earlier beaten Villarreal by the same ...

Three Keys to the Game: Barcelona vs Athletic Share this story Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images Revenge for the Supercopa is on the Sunday menu, but more importantly, an opportunity for Barcelona to keep an impressive domestic winning streak going. Even if the realist in you has a hard time believing that Barca can catch Atletico at the top the table, the recent success has been significant in keeping them solidly in the top four. Can they continue the momentum as the calendar ...

Share on Twitter The Catalan giants were on the brink of a record-extending 13th triumph in the competition after Antoine Griezmann scored twice, either side of Oscar De Marcos equaliser, to put Barcelona 2-1 up late on in normal time. But Athletic, who knocked out holders Real Madrid in the semi-finals, equalised through substitute Asier Villalibre in the 90th minute and Williams scored early on in the additional period to turn the tie on its head. Captain Messi was then dramatica...

It was, said Athletic Club’s Iñaki Williams at the end of an exhausting, exhilarating 120 minutes, “without doubt the best goal of my career” and he could not have placed it better if he had picked the ball up, leaned a ladder against the post, climbed up and put it there by hand. It wouldn’t have drawn it better or chosen a better moment for it either. There was still a way to go, nerves to be shred, minutes to be seen out, and plenty of action – Unai Nuñez somehow missing from thr...

Behind Enemy Lines: Athletic Club Share this story Why did Athletic fire Garitano? When it comes to squad building, Athletic always find themselves in a weird position. Their budget and expectations are those of a Europa League level side, but opponents for these positions (Real Sociedad, Betis, Celta, Villarreal, Sevilla) can build more talented and coherent squads because they are not limited by the ‘Basque-only’ rule. This situation forces managers to do some creative tactical problem s...

BeSoccer Lionel Messi was back to his scintillating best on Wednesday as he scored twice in a 3-2 win for Barcelona over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. deserved winners at San Mames and are now seven points off leaders Atletico Madrid after coming from behind against Athletic Bilbao.  slick attacking performance that had Messi at the heart of it. cross that led to Pedris equaliser with 14 minutes on the clock and then the Argentinian netted a double either side of half-time to give Barca victory....

Barcelona fight back to reignite title bid AFP 17th December, 2020 09:47:54 Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1. The win allowed Barcelona to move six points off the top of the table whereas defeat meant Sociedad lost their place as leaders to be replaced by Atletico Madrid. However, Barca did it the hard way. Sociedad, without a point at Barcelona in 25 years, took the lead through Willian Jose in the 26th m...

Barca back on track with comeback win over Sociedad 2020-12-17 HKT 08:37 Share this story Barcelona players celebrate after scoring a goal during their La Liga match against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. Barca won 2-1. Photo: Reuters. Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, with veteran defender and goal scorer Jordi Alba claiming it was the teams "best game of the season". The win allowed Barcelona t...