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Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Inigo Martinez strikes late winner to condemn Diego Simeone’s side to loss… meaning Barcelona can go top of LaLiga should they beat Granada in their midweek game in hand
- Atletico Madrid suffered a damaging blow to their title bid at Athletic Bilbao
- Inigo Martinez’s late winner saw the Basque side defeat Diego Simeone’s men 2-1
- Alex Berenguer gave Bilbao the lead but Stefan Savic equalised on 77 minutes
- Defeat for Atleti means Barcelona can move top of LaLiga on Thursday night
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid‘s title bid was derailed again as they were beaten 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, offering Barcelona the chance to go top of the table next week.
Alex Berenguer put the hosts ahead in the ninth minute and they missed a slew of chances to increase their lead before a Stefan Savic header pulled Atletico level in the 77th.
Diego Simeone‘s pacesetters went for the winner but were caught out down the other end when Athletic defender Inigo Martinez headed home from a corner in the 86th minute.
Inigo Martinez’s winner condemned Atletico Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao
Atletico still lead the table on 73 points but third-placed Barca, on 71 after beating Villarreal 2-1 earlier on Sunday, can go clear at the top if they beat Granada on Thursday.
More to follow.
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