Winner after FC Barcelona’s overtime in the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey, Athletic Club then stalled in Cadiz in the championship, slowing down their race for European places. Finally, for the 23rd day of La Liga, Bilbao got back on track perfectly in San Mamés by winning in style against RCD Mallorca, who had not won in the league for more than a month (4-0).
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The first period was marked by the efficiency of former Parisian Yuri Berchiche, author of a double at the start of the match (3rd, 16th). After the hour mark, Gorka Guruzeta scored his 9th goal of the season, before Basque veteran Iker Munian sealed the fate of the match at the end of regulation time (89th). A wide to allow the Rojiblancos to temporarily return to two points in the standings of Barça and Atlético. Mallorca remains 15th, four points from the red zone.
