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Athletic defeat Sevilla

Athletic beat Sevilla in a close win on Saturday, 2x1, in the 8th round. Before this Matchday, Bilbao's team came from a defeat, and Sevilla's team came from two defeats.

 Youssef En-Nesyri opened the score after 9 minutes, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area.

Sub Iker Muniain, in the 67th minute, changed the course of the game. With 76 minutes on the clock, Iker Muniain struck for Athletic, from a corner, laid on by Mikel Vesga. After 85 minutes, key moment of the game, when Ohian Sancet came on.  Ohian Sancet netted the last goal in the closing stages of the game with a right-foot strike.

After the result Sevilla is 10th in the table, 10 points, while Athletic occupy 13th place, 9 points. In the next fixture, Gaizka Garitano's team will play away against Valladolid, whilst Julen Lopetegui's team will host Osasuna.

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Athletic Bilbao
  • Showed a constant threat to the opposition goal, recording his highest number of shots in the competition with 16 shots

Sevilla
  • Suffered 17 fouls, the highest recorded until now

  • Increased their poor run with 4 games winning

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