Bilbao Stuns Atletico Madrid with a Clean Three Goals at San Mamés
Athletic Bilbao achieved a big and deserved victory over their guest Atletico Madrid with three goals to nil, in the match that brought them together on Saturday evening at the San Mamés stadium as part of the Spanish League competitions.
The first half ended without goals, before the home team imposed their will at the start of the second half, after Nico Williams succeeded in opening the scoring, giving Bilbao an important advantage and igniting the atmosphere of the confrontation.
The second goal was not delayed much, as Athletic Bilbao continued their attacking pressure and Robert Navarro succeeded in doubling the score, leaving Atletico Madrid two goals behind and facing a complex mission to return to the match.
The Madrid team tried to reduce the deficit and return to the atmosphere of the match, but Bilbao maintained its cohesion and continued to threaten the visitors' goal, before delivering the knockout blow in the final moments through Oihan Sancet, who scored the third goal and ignited the celebrations of the San Mamés fans.
With this victory, Athletic Bilbao raised its tally to 6 points to occupy the seventh place according to the current standings, while Atletico Madrid's tally froze at 7 points in sixth place, awaiting the completion of the round's matches and the determination of the final standings.
The loss is a strong blow to Atletico Madrid in the competition race, while the victory gave a great moral boost to Bilbao, which presented a strong performance and confirmed its ability to compete with the big teams, especially when playing in front of its fans at its stronghold, San Mamés.