Atletico stays in touch with Barca, Madrid wins 5-3 at Betis
Atletico Madrid stayed within sight of Barcelona while Real Madrid’s attack bailed out its porous defense in the Spanish league yesterday.
Diego Costa and Kevin Gameiro scored second-half goals to give Atletico a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao and keep it seven points behind Barcelona at the top of the table.
Atletico will visit Barcelona on March 4 in what could be its last chance to inject some drama into the title race.
“We will have many important matches after (the game at Barcelona) but this is our path forward, being prepared. We have a competitive team,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said.
Madrid remained in a distant fourth place after outgunning Real Betis 5-3 in Seville, four days after it won the first leg of its Champions League last-16 match with Paris Saint-Germain.
