At the San Mamés in Bilbao, Athletic, fourth, hosted Villarreal, fifth, as part of the 16th day of La Liga. The opportunity for the Basque team to confirm their great victory against Real Madrid and to distance themselves from their opponent of the day. Ideally launched by Aitor Paredes, author of the opener (1-0, 15th), Ernesto Valverde’s men secured this new success after returning from the locker room.
Decisive shortly after the hour mark, Iñaki Williams allowed his team to make the break (2-0, 69th) and thus pocket three new precious points. In the ranking, Bilbao consolidates its 4th place with 32 points, comes back to the level of Atlético de Madrid (which has two matches in hand) and especially distances Villarreal, stuck in 5th place with 26 units.
