Osasuna shock Real, Bilbao pile pain on Atletico
Real Madrid's title ambitions suffered a major blow after going down 1-0 at Osasuna.
Javier Camunas scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes to give Osasuna a famous win over Real.
Real struggled throughout the game and failed to make too many clear goalscoring opportunities as Osasuna dented their title dreams.
The defeat was only Real's second of the season in the league, but it leaves them a massive seven points behind Barcelona at the top of the table.
The win was a massive boost to Osasuna's survival hopes as they moved up one place to 16th spot.
Athletic Bilbao piled the pressure on under-fire Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores after earning a 2-0 win at Vicente Calderon.
Two goals from Gaizka Toquero were enough to give Bilbao all three points and boost their hopes of a top four finish.
Atletico were reduced to ten men on 39 minutes when Luis Perea was sent off for bundling over Fernando Llorente inside the box for a penalty, but the big striker fired the resulting spot-kick wide.
Toquero grabbed the opener for Bilbao on the stroke of half-time when he volleyed home from close-range.
The visitors doubled their lead on 64 minutes with Toquero on the mark for his second goal of the season.
The defeat increases the pressure on Sanchez Flores after he was given the dreaded vote of confidence earlier this week by the Atletico board.
Villarreal consolidated their place in third spot with a 1-0 win at Espanyol.
Giuseppe Rossi grabbed the only goal of the game for Villarreal right on the stroke of half-time.
The win moves Villarreal to within six points of second-placed Real Madrid and five points clear of fourth-placed Valencia.
Javier Camunas scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes to give Osasuna a famous win over Real.
Real struggled throughout the game and failed to make too many clear goalscoring opportunities as Osasuna dented their title dreams.
The defeat was only Real's second of the season in the league, but it leaves them a massive seven points behind Barcelona at the top of the table.
The win was a massive boost to Osasuna's survival hopes as they moved up one place to 16th spot.
Athletic Bilbao piled the pressure on under-fire Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores after earning a 2-0 win at Vicente Calderon.
Two goals from Gaizka Toquero were enough to give Bilbao all three points and boost their hopes of a top four finish.
Atletico were reduced to ten men on 39 minutes when Luis Perea was sent off for bundling over Fernando Llorente inside the box for a penalty, but the big striker fired the resulting spot-kick wide.
Toquero grabbed the opener for Bilbao on the stroke of half-time when he volleyed home from close-range.
The visitors doubled their lead on 64 minutes with Toquero on the mark for his second goal of the season.
The defeat increases the pressure on Sanchez Flores after he was given the dreaded vote of confidence earlier this week by the Atletico board.
Villarreal consolidated their place in third spot with a 1-0 win at Espanyol.
Giuseppe Rossi grabbed the only goal of the game for Villarreal right on the stroke of half-time.
The win moves Villarreal to within six points of second-placed Real Madrid and five points clear of fourth-placed Valencia.
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