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Sevilla maintain pressure on Champions League chasers

Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters

Madrid - Sevilla moved to within a point of fourth-placed Atletico Madrid in La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Aleix Vidal pounced on an error by Athletic goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz to open the scoring after just three minutes.

Carlos Bacca then stabbed home his 20th goal of the season midway through the first-half to double Sevilla's lead.

And Athletic's miserable afternoon was rounded off as Iker Muniain had to be stretchered off in tears after appearing to suffer a serious knee injury.

The victory extended Sevilla's unbeaten run at home to 31 games, stretching back over 13 months and they could have a vital part to play in the title race with both Barcelona and Real Madrid still to visit the Sanchez Pizjuan this season.

Champions Atletico can leapfrog Valencia into third with a win at bottom-placed Cordoba later on Saturday.

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