Madrid - Saba :
Atletico Madrid temporarily topped the Spanish Football League standings, after defeating its guest, Athletic Bilbao 1:0, in the match that brought them together on Saturday evening, within the competitions of the twenty-sixth round of the competition, which also witnessed Real Madrid's loss to its host, Real Betis 2:1.
In the first match, Atletico Madrid succeeded in achieving its sixteenth victory in the league this season at the expense of Bilbao (1-0).
Atletico Madrid owes this victory to its Argentine striker Julian Alvarez, who scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute.
With this victory, Atletico Madrid raised its score to 55 points in the lead temporarily, while Bilbao's score froze at 48 points in fourth place.
In the second match, Real Betis achieved a valuable victory over its guest, Real Madrid, by two goals to one.
Moroccan Brahim Diaz put Real Madrid ahead 10 minutes into the first half, and American Johnny Cardoso equalized for Betis in the 34th minute, before former Real Madrid player Isco doubled the score for Real Betis from a penalty kick in the 54th minute.
With this win, Real Betis raised its score to 38 points in sixth place, while Real Madrid dropped to third place with 54 points, on goal difference behind leaders Barcelona, who will face Real Sociedad today.
The round witnessed Girona's draw with Celta Vigo with two goals each, and Rayo Vallecano's draw with Sevilla with one goal each.
The matches of this round continue today, Sunday, with Leganes' matches against Getafe, Barcelona against Real Sociedad, Real Mallorca against Deportivo Alaves, and Osasuna against Valencia, while the round's matches will conclude tomorrow, Monday, with Villarreal's match against Espanyol.
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