Agency, April 20: Real Madrid earned a hard-fought victory in La Liga on Sunday night, edging past Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to close the points gap with league leaders Barcelona.
Playing at their home ground, the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid found the breakthrough in stoppage time, thanks to a clutch goal from Federico Valverde. His late strike sealed all three points for the hosts in a tightly contested match.
With the win, Real Madrid remain in second place with 69 points from 32 matches, reducing the deficit to Barcelona at the top. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao sit fourth with 57 points from the same number of games.
