Sevilla Held Scoreless as Athletic Club Secures Victory

2024-05-20

In a memorable outing at San Mamés Barria, Athletic Club put on a goal-scoring clinic, notching two goals while keeping a clean sheet against Sevilla in La Liga. The match concluded with a comprehensive 2-0 win for the home team.

Athletic Club have now won two, drawn one, and lost two of their last five games, scoring eight and conceding seven. Meanwhile, Sevilla have one win and one draw with six goals for and seven against.

Athletic Club started the match best and took the lead early when Raúl García netted after 17 minutes, with an assist by Óscar de Marcos, making it 1-0. They increased their lead to 2-0, as Iker Muniain found the net with an assist by Nico Williams in the 19th minute. The second half was goalless, and the match ended with a 2-0 win for Athletic Club.

Looking ahead, Athletic Club's next La Liga game is against Rayo Vallecano (away) on 25 May. Sevilla will face FC Barcelona (home) on 26 May.

Sevilla have scored 47 goals: 26 at home and 21 away. Athletic Club have scored 60 goals in total in La Liga, with 42 at home and 18 away.

Elsewhere in La Liga, Las Palmas drew 2-2 against Real Betis, FC Barcelona defeated Almería 2-0, Real Sociedad picked up a narrow 1-0 victory against Valencia, Deportivo Alavés won 1-0 against Getafe, Osasuna triumphed 4-1 against Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona won 3-0 against Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad won 2-0 against Real Betis, Cádiz drew 0-0 against Las Palmas, Mallorca drew 2-2 against Almería, Celta de Vigo won 2-1 against Granada, Girona won 3-1 against Valencia, and Villarreal drew 4-4 against Real Madrid.