RCD Espanyol vs Athletic Club

Espanyol snapped a long winless streak in style, beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at RCDE Stadium to breathe fresh air into their LaLiga survival fight on Matchday 36. The first half was tight and neither side could find the net, though Athletic twice struck the woodwork in agonising fashion. Pere Milla finally made the breakthrough in the 69th minute, and Kike García put the result to bed in the 90+2nd minute to seal a clean sheet. No red cards or penalties disrupted what was an increasingly tense but controlled afternoon for the hosts. For Espanyol, sitting just two points outside the relegation zone heading into the match, the three points represent exactly the kind of lifeline they needed. Athletic Bilbao, chasing a Europa League spot from ninth place, see their top-seven hopes take a damaging blow.