Julian Alvarez scored his 10th league goal of the season to help Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Club in La Liga.

The former Manchester City forward ran on to a superb defence-splitting ball by Marcos Llorente before calmly slotting in to break the deadlock in the 66th minute.

Athletic Club came agonisingly close to an equaliser when Benat Prados headed against the post and Inaki Williams crashed the rebound off the underside of the crossbar.

However, their two-point lead was short-lived, with second-placed Barcelona winning against Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Atletico will hope they can rub more salt in the wounds of city rivals Real Madrid when they face each other in the first leg Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.

Credit: bbc.com