On Saturday, three matches of the 16th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played.
"Valencia", which had a great start to the season, has now slowed down and faces difficulties. The "Bats" received a lesson from "Eibar" in an away match - they lost with a score of 1-2.
In the 57th minute Santi Mina equalized the score, but "Eibar" scored their second goal in the 87th minute and secured the victory.
Diego Simeone's coached Madrid "Atletico" took advantage of Valencia's misfortune. "Rojiblancos" defeated "Alaves" with a score of 1-0 and climbed to the second position.
Fernando Torres scored the winning goal for "Atletico" in the 74th minute.
"After the victory, "Atletico" approached "Barca" by at least three points, while "Valencia", falling to the third place, is now 5 points behind the leaders.
The remaining match between Bilbao "Athletic" and San Sebastian "Real Sociedad" ended in a draw.
Results:
"Atletico" 1 - 0 "Alaves" 74' [1 - 0] F. Torres
"Eibar" 2 - 1 "Valencia" 49' [1 - 0] T. Inui 57' [1 - 1] S. Mina 87' [2 - 1] J. Jordan
"Athletic Bilbao" 0 - 0 "Real Sociedad"
Standings:
