Atletico Madrid’s title hopes suffered a setback on Sunday as a shock 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao handed Barcelona the upper hand in a thrilling race at the top of La Liga. Barca had earlier beaten Villarreal by the same scoreline, with Antoine Griezmann’s quick-fire double becoming all the more valuable after another Atletico slip. The way some of Simeone’s players dropped to their knees at the final whistle suggested this result, psychologically, could be difficult to recover from. Helped by a red card for Villarreal’s Manu Trigueros shortly after the hour, Barcelona held on for a crucial win. We had basically taken our kit off.”Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui said: “The really important thing is Sevilla has achieved something historic.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2021 08:22 UTC