He escaped from Almeria and the unstoppable Bilbao is looking at the four!

Amazing n Bilbaoachieved a third straight victory and… is dreaming Champions League!

With a dominant display from the first to the last minute, the Basques won 2-0 Almeria for its 30th game La Liga, remained in 7th place with 46 points and dropped to -5 from the top four. On the other hand, the hosts stayed at 30 points and in 17th place, one above the danger zone.

In the match, Ernesto Valverde’s side left no room for the opposition and were superior throughout the game. At 9′ he took the lead in the score when o Sunset distributed to Nico Williams who with a beautiful finish inside the area made it 1-0.

The quick goal gave… air to the legs of the Bilbao players who continued to be in the final third of the home team and in the 25th minute his shot Sunset went just above the crossbar. The rest of the first half did not hold another big moment, with the visitors controlling the pace and not letting the Almeria to create.

The second half had the same start as the first, with Bilbao finding their way to the net. In particular, in the 56th minute, Sunset, who had a great day, passed an amazing pass to De Marcos who found himself in an advantageous position and with a shot in the low corner made it 2-0.

After scoring the second goal, the Basques were reduced to protecting the rear with Almeria pushing up their lines. He did not manage to achieve anything essential, except to reduce it to 2-1 in the second minute of stoppage time with a powerful shot of Square from a long distance. In the remaining minutes it was too little to equalise, with Bilbao taking an important win ahead of the sequel.

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Enorme triunfo a domicilio del Athletic, que suma tres puntos para acercarse mucho a los puestos europeos thanks to the goals of Nico Williams and De Marcos.

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— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) April 22, 2023

Friday, 21/4

Espanyol-Cádiz 0-0

Saturday, 22/4

Osasuna-Betis 3-2 (6′, 11′ Budimir, 41′ Moncayola – 16′ Miranda, 70′ Rodriguez)

Almeria-Athletic Bilbao 1-2 (90+2′ Plata, 9′ Williams, 56′ De Marcos)

Sociedad-Rayo Vaguecano (19:30)

Valladolid-Girona (19:30)

Real Madrid-Delta (22:00)

Sunday, 23/4

Elche-Valencia (15:00)

Barcelona-Atletico Madrid (17:15)

Mallorca-Getafe (19:30)

Sevilla-Villarreal (22:00)

The schedule for the next (31st) matchday:

Tuesday 25/4

Cadiz-Osasuna 20:30

Girona-Real Madrid 20:30

Betis-Real Sociedad 23:00

Wednesday 26/4

Atletico Madrid-Mallorca 20:30

Getafe-Almeria 20:30

Telta-Elche 23:00

Rayo Vallecano-Valencia 23:00

Thursday 27/4

Valencia-Valladolid 20:30

Villarreal-Espanyol 20:30

Athletic Bilbao-Seville 23:00

Edited by: Christos Lois