Villarreal 1 Athletic Club 1: Important point

Athletic Club has obtained an important point in the fight to reach a position that will allow it to play the forthcoming UEFA Cup. The dispute soon turned as an uphill fight with an early goal by Victor. Nonetheless, the attempts by the ‘rojiblancos’ had their reward at the half hour of play with a goal from Joseba Etxebarria – his fourteenth this season. In the second half, the best occasions were by the locals, but they ran into Aranzubia’s good performance. With only 2 matches to go in the Liga, Athletic Club remains 2 points ahead of its nearest rivals, Barcelona and Sevilla. Ezquerro will not be able to play against Deportivo, as he has seen his 5th yellow card.