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. – Griezmann fires Barca –Barcelona are surely now favourites to add a La Liga title to the Copa del Rey they won earlier this month. 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: Punch April 25, 2021 21:33 UTC