Atletico extend lead over Real with narrow win over Eibar

Atletico Madrid needed Thomas Lemar to come off the bench and score an 85th-minute winner against Eibar on Saturday as they stretched their lead over Real Madrid to seven points in La Liga.

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Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan defender Jose Maria Gimenez (2L) vies with Eibar's Spanish forward Kike Garcia (L) during the Spanish league football match between SD Eibar and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Ipurua stadium in Eibar on April 20, 2019. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)

2019-04-20 21:49:23

Atletico Madrid needed Thomas Lemar to come off the bench and score an 85th-minute winner against Eibar on Saturday as they stretched their lead over Real Madrid to seven points in La Liga.

Real play at home to in-form Athletic Bilbao on Sunday but Atletico took another step towards finishing above their city rivals for a second consecutive year by squeezing past Eibar 1-0 at Ipurua.

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