Atletico survives Atletico's onslaught and takes first place, Barca awaits

Real Madrid stopped in Seville, and Atletico accepted the gift from their city rival and took first place in the La Liga standings.

They will be at the top at least until Sunday afternoon when Barcelona and Sociedad meet - the Catalans would return to the lead with a triumph, as they have a game in hand and two points less...

The "Colchoneros" defeated Athletic Bilbao in the derby of the 26th round, and the guests from the Basque Country were judged by the fantastic Julián Álvarez.

In the 66th minute, Spider received a masterful pass from Marcos Llorente and routinely checked Unai Simon for his ninth goal in the championship this season..

After 1:0, Atletico tried to preserve their lead in their own style and were very lucky, as Atletico hit the post and then the crossbar in one attack, and then shook the frame of the goal once more.

The home team's goalkeeper Jan Oblak was powerless on all three shots, but the result did not change...

The Basques are fourth in the table, and Villarreal can come within a point of them if they beat Espanyol at home on Monday.