Hosts triumph in Spanish championship (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Thursday night, hosts celebrated victories in the IX round of matches in the Spanish "LIGA BBVA" championship.

The players of "Espanyol" defeated Sevilla's "Betis" with a minimal result of 1-0, while Bilbao's "Athletic" crushed Madrid's "Atletico" with a score of 3-0.

Results:

Barcelona's "Espanyol" 1 - 0 Sevilla's "Betis"

74' [1 - 0] W. Pandiani

Bilbao's "Athletic" 3 - 0 Madrid's "Atletico"

68' [1 - 0] F. Llorente

71' [2 - 0] F. Llorente

75' [3 - 0] G. Toquero