Atletico Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Saturday's LaLiga clash through goals from Saul Niguez and Alvaro Morata.
2019/2020 La Liga
2-0
Match Report
Atletico Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Saturday's LaLiga clash through goals from Saul Niguez and Alvaro Morata.
Saul Niguez and Alvaro Morata were on target as Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at Wanda Metropolitano to return to winning ways and move up to second in LaLiga.
The home side had drawn three league games in a row - and four of their last five - to lose ground in the title race, but they rediscovered their scoring touch on Saturday.
Saul opened the scoring for Diego Simeone's men with just under half an hour played and Morata grabbed a second 64 minutes in to seal the victory.
A second win in seven league matches lifted Atletico a point above third-placed Real Madrid and behind leaders Barcelona on goal difference alone, though both those sides have a game in hand to play after this week's El Clasico was postponed for safety reasons.
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Match Events
28' GOAL! Atletico 1-0 Athletic Club (Saul )
ATLETICO HAVE THE BREAKTHROUGH! Correa gets into the penalty area on the end of a wonderful Saul chip and gets past a defender with shifty footwork. Before he can pull the ball back to a team-mate, a defender pokes it off his foot - fortunately sending it directly to Saul, who finishes the move with an emphatic strike!
62' NICE TRY! Muniain's shot wide out
WHAT A CHANCE! Athletic fashion a cross from the right for Williams, who can only head it to the back post. It falls to Muniain at the far post whose acrobatic overhead kick hits the side netting!
64' GOAL! Atletico 2-0 Athletic Club (Morata)
ATLETI MAKE IT 2-0! It’s as simple as you’d like as Correa picks possession up inside the penalty area and drives towards the near post, before squaring it to the back stick for Morata to tap into the open net!
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