Bilbao has a two-goal advantage over Atletico Madrid.
Bilbao extended its recent string of great results by defeating Atletico Madrid today,
Saturday, at (San Mames) stadium in the 34th round of the Spanish League “La Liga,”
scoring two goals without reply.
With the help of friendly fire, the Basque squad took an early lead after 8 minutes,
thanks to Mario Ermoso’s own goal.
Atletico counter-performance, letting go of the ballast in the hunt for the podium and
bowing (2-0) to Athletic Bilbao.
The team of Luis Suarez sits in fourth place, three points behind Sevilla FC.
Then, in the 56th minute, Inaki Williams, a teenage international star, doubled his team’s
lead with a penalty kick goal.
Watch the goals of the match
With this win, the “Basque Lions” had already maintained their superiority over the Madrid
battalion in recent encounters, particularly this season, as their first round meeting in
Madrid ended in a goalless draw,
before Athletic qualified for the Spanish Super Cup final by
defeating Atletico (1-2) last January.