Good operation for Athletic Bilbao. The Basque club won against Espanyol Barcelona, who had nevertheless opened the scoring thanks to Vilhena in the first minutes of the match (0-1, 3rd). But quickly, Sancet and Martinez restored the advantage to Bilbao before the break (2-1, 5th and 16th).
A short victory, but very important for Marcelino’s men. Eighth, the Basques come back to a point behind Villarreal (6th) and are getting closer to European places, before a trip to Mallorca on the 24th day. Before receiving Barça in the Catalan derby, Espanyol conceded a second defeat in a row and stagnated in 13th place.
