High-flying Athletic Bilbao snatch win at Sevilla
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Athletic Bilbao stayed on the fringes of the Spanish title race with a 1-0 win at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga.
Yeray Alvarez headed home from a free-kick in the 84th minute to secure a narrow win for the Basque side, fourth, eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid.
Barcelona, second, visit Atletico Madrid, third, later Sunday in a key clash at the top.
Athletic moved eight points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal, who fell to a 2-1 defeat by champions Real Madrid on Saturday after Kylian Mbappe struck a brace.
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