On Friday, the 31st round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship started.
The first match took place at the "Ceramica" stadium, where the home team "Villarreal" fought against Bilbao "Athletic" with their fans' support. "Submarines" surpassed the visitors from the Basque Country with a score of 3-1.
In the 17th minute, Victor Ruiz took the hosts ahead with a precise shot. However, the "submarines" failed to maintain the lead for long - defender Aymeric Laporte equalized the score after three minutes.
In the second half, "Athletic" could not stop the "Villarreal" players - in the 47th minute, Cedric Bakambu once again took the hosts ahead, and Adrian increased the lead to two goals in the 58th minute.
In addition, "Villarreal" had to play with ten men from the 74th minute - the scorer of the first goal, V. Ruiz, was sent off the field.
"Villarreal" moved closer to the fourth position by four points after the victory. "Athletic" remains in seventh place with 50 points.
Result:
"Villarreal" 3 - 1 "Athletic"
17' [1 - 0] V. Ruiz
20' [1 - 1] A. Laporte
47' [2 - 1] C. Bakambu
58' [3 - 1] Adrian
74' V. Ruiz ("Villarreal") sent off the field
League table:
