El Valencia se queda con los tres puntos frente al Eibar (4-1) elperiodico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from elperiodico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Real Madrid return to play against Eibar at the Di Stefano on Saturday. This is the club’s first match in two weeks due to the international break and the last league match before Real face Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Real are on a two-match win streak and haven’t lost since the end of January. They are third in LaLiga being two points behind Barcelona and six points behind Atletico. The league title race is the tightest it’s been all season.
Eibar is having the complete opposite of a season. They are tied on points for last in the league and are in the relegation zone. They are only two points from escaping relegation, but they’re not currently in good company.
El Villarreal gana 1-3 en el estadio del Eibar elperiodicomediterraneo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from elperiodicomediterraneo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Atletico go 7 points clear atop LaLiga with win over Eibar 2 minutes read
Eibar, Spain, Jan 21 (efe-epa).- Atletico Madrid eked out a 1-2 victory here Thursday over 15th-place Eibar to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga to seven points over cross-town rivals Real Madrid.
Luis Suarez was the author of both Atleti goals, bringing his season total to 11. He now shares the LaLiga scoring lead with Lionel Messi, his former strike partner at Barcelona.
Both teams were cautious at the start and the match was nearly 10 minutes old before the first episode of note, a Yannick Carrasco foul against Yoshinori Muto that resulted in a penalty for Eibar.
El Levante vence 2-1 al Eibar y se lleva los tres puntos diariocordoba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diariocordoba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.