Atletico took three points that could be vital at the end of the season, added after beating Athletic in a pending match they had and took more advantage over their pursuers in the league standings. Spain.
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Thanks to Muniain’s 0-1 minute, Marc Llorente and Luis Suárez gave the victory to the team led by Cholo Simeone to reach 62 units in the standings.
Now, Atlético take six points from Barcelona and eight from Real Madrid, all of whom have already completed the 26 games they have played so far.
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On the next day, the mattresses will visit Getafe, Barcelona will host Huesca at the Camp Nou and the meringues will be local against Elche.
That was the position table
THE CHRONICLE OF THE PARTY
Atletico Madrid bounced back and won 2-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, in a postponed match of the 18th day of the League, increasing their advantage at the front of the Spanish championship.
Athletic took the lead with a goal from Iker Muniain (21), but in the first half Marc Llorente headed 1-1 (45 + 2) and Luis Suárez scored from the penalty spot 2- 2 (51), which allows lions to stay away from their pursuers.
Atlético is firmly in the league lead with six points ahead of second-placed Barcelona and eight ahead of Real Madrid, which closes the podium in the Spanish championship.
The Mattresses are once again gaining momentum in Laliga, having won just one of their last four Spanish championship games, before that match.
Diego Simeone’s men came out intensely on the pitch of the Metropolitan, pressing their opponent, who also went ahead in search of the ball and ended up taking control of the game.
The Basque team, which is trying to reach the European places of the championship, took advantage of this dominance to advance-when Muniain finished in the penalty spot a pass from the bottom line of Iñaki Williams making it 1-0 ( 21).
The goal strengthened Athletic’s dominance against an Atlético that was difficult to reach on the sides and could not connect with Luis Suárez in front. Very isolated, the Uruguayan striker barely appeared in the first half.