Team Athletic Bilbao in action© AFP First half goals from brothers Inaki and Nico Williams sent Athletic Bilbao on their way to a 3-0 win — 4-0 on aggregate — over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and into the Copa del Rey final. Bilbao led 1-0 from the first leg in Madrid and quickly doubled that […]
La Liga: Girona Title Bid Further Dented In Athletic Bilbao Defeat
Girona’s unlikely La Liga title bid suffered another dent in a 3-2 defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Monday, with Alex Berenguer striking twice for the Basque side. After leaders Real Madrid were held to a draw by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, the Catalan minnows, second, hoped to cut the six-point gap but lost in a […]
La Liga: Athletic Bilbao Thrash Mallorca To Maintain Top Four Pressure
La Liga: Athletic Bilbao defeated Mallorca 4-0© AFP Athletic Bilbao kept up the pressure on La Liga’s top four with a thumping 4-0 win over Mallorca on Friday. The Basque side, fifth, are now two points behind Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, third and fourth respectively, who each have a game in hand to play over […]
Williams Brothers Fire Athletic Bilbao Past Barcelona Into Copa Semi-Finals
Inaki Williams raced back from Africa to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and sent Athletic Bilbao into the semi-finals by scoring a crucial goal in their 4-2 extra-time triumph on Wednesday. The Ghana forward played on Monday for his country but made it home to help Athletic vanquish the Spanish champions and pile […]
Barcelona 'Give Away' Points At Valencia, Atletico Stumble In Bilbao
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said his team “gave away two points” to Valencia in a tense 1-1 draw on Sunday in La Liga. The champions moved third, a point clear of Atletico Madrid, but trail Real Madrid by four and surprise leaders Girona by six, having played one game more than all three sides. Atletico […]