At the opening of the eighth day of Liga this Friday, Athletic Bilbao, fighting for a European place, received Alavés, relegated but author of a feat by beating Atlético Madrid on the last day (1-0) . Quickly, the Basques took the lead in this part and Garcia, who had missed a penalty early in the game (9th), finally opened the scoring with a header just before half-time (1-0, 44th).
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Despite 13 shots attempted in this part, including three on target, Alavés failed to come back to Bilbao. 6th in Liga, Athletic puts pressure on FC Barcelona, who will travel to Atlético Madrid this Saturday. Alavés concedes another defeat and remains 19th before receiving the Betis on the next day.
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