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Derby

Athletic Club wins the Basque derby against Real Sociedad (1-0)

Athletic Club de Bilbao beat Real Sociedad (1-0) in the Basque derby on matchday 14 of LaLiga on Sunday at the ‘Cathedral’, and moved into fifth place, close to the Champions League places.

In this duel between two teams playing in the Europa League, Oihan Sancet scored the winning goal with a header in the 25th minute, which leaves Ernesto Valverde’s men two points behind Villarreal (4th).

After the goal, Real Sociedad (10th) pressed, but a solid defense from Athletic allowed the three points to remain at San Mamés in the end.

 

 

Athletic will host Swedish side Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday, while Imanol Alguacil’s Real will play Ajax Amsterdam in San Sebastian on the same day.

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