Athletic Bilbao 6-1 Almeria: Athletic Bibao put Almeria to the sword as they crushed their opponents 6-1 at the San Mames in Bilbao on Saturday. The hosts opened the scoring in the sixth minute through Moreno Mikel Rico before midfielder Ander Herrera added a second just a few minutes later. Aymeric Laporte scored Bilbao’s third on the half-hour mark but Hélder Barbosa pulled one back for Almeria four minutes later. Aritz Aduriz all but settled the tie with his 52nd minute goal before Ibai Gomez capped off his team’s performance with a late brace for the hosts.
Celta Vigo 2-1 Valencia: Celta Vigo came from behind to beat Valencia 2-1 at the Estadio Balaidos in their La Liga clash on Saturday. Valencia took the lead when Daniel Parejo broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute of the game. The hosts then fought back with two goals from Brazilian striker Charles to earn them a valuable win in their bid to avoid relegation from the Primera Division.
Elche 1-1 Sevilla: Cristian Herrera thought he had snatched a late win for Elche with his 82nd minute goal at the Martinez Valero only to concede in the final minute of play. Daniel Carriço was on hand to pop up with an 89th minute equaliser to snatch a late point for the visitors and break the home fans hearts.
