Athletic Bilbao Misses Chance to Close Gap on La Liga Leaders

In the 24th round of La Liga, Athletic Club faced Espanyol with the opportunity to close the gap to the top teams, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, if they secured all three points.

However, Athletic Club mirrored the results of their rivals, drawing 1-1.

The match was a dramatic one, with Espanyol taking the lead in the 62nd minute through Jaen. But just 15 minutes later, Sunset equalized for Athletic Club, ensuring the match ended in a draw.

Athletic remains in 4th place, six points behind leaders Real Madrid.

2024-25, Spain - La Liga

Espanyol - Athletic Bilbao 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Jaen R., 62 (1:0); Sancet, 77 (1:1)

Espanyol: García Jo.; Kumbulla; Cabrera L.; Gonzalez U. (Calero F., 67); Král; Serrano Carlos; El Hilali; Lozano P. (Edu Expósito, 79); Jofre Carreras (Roca, 79); Jaen R. (Véliz, 79); Javi Puado (Milla P., 89)
Bench: Fortuno; Jimenez Pol; Sergi Gomez; Tejero; Oliván; Aguado; Cheddira
Yellow Cards: Gonzalez U. 46

Athletic Bilbao: Simón U.; Gorosabel (de Marcos, 70); Vivian; Yeray (Paredes, 70); Yuri Berchiche; Sancet; Alboniga; Prados (Vesga, 65); Alex Berenguer (Nico Williams, 65); Inaki Williams; Sannadi (Guruzeta, 78)
Bench: Agirrezabala; Núñez U.; Boiro; Lekue I.; Etxebarria U.; Urtasun; Bujan
Yellow Cards: Yeray 5