Atletico Madrid suffer loss in La Liga

Bilbao: Atletico Madrid capped off a week to forget with a 2-0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao in a La Liga clash, a defeat that could leave them 10 points behind first-placed FC Barcelona by the end of the weekend.

Four days after a crushing 3-0 round-of-16 second-leg loss to Juventus that eliminated them from the Champions League, the Colchoneros put in a poor performance on Saturday at San Mames Stadium in this northern Spanish city, Efe news reported. Both goals came towards the end of the match and were scored thanks to two players — Inigo Cordoba and Kenan Kodro — who had taken the field just moments before those game-deciding plays. IANS

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