La Liga round-up: Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis win
Sunday 6 March 2016 22:34, UK
Athletic Bilbao ended the game with 10 men but still managed to record a 2-0 win at Sporting Gijon in La Liga on Sunday.
Benat Etxebarria and Oscar de Marcos netted either side of half-time for the away side, who saw defender Aymeric Laporte dismissed with 16 minutes to go for a second yellow card.
The result lifts Athletic Bilbao back up to sixth, nine points off Villarreal in the final Champions League spot.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Real Betis struck twice in the last five minutes as they beat Granada 2-0.
Betis went down to 10 when Juan Vargas was dismissed in the 53rd minute, but they took the lead in the 85th minute through Alfred N'Diaye before Andres Fernandez saw red for Granada.
Ruben Castro then sealed the result for the home side in stoppage time.
Real Sociedad were held 1-1 at home by bottom club Levante. Diego Reyes put Sociedad ahead after 14 minutes, but Deyverson equalised 10 minutes later.
Also on Sunday, Barcelona thrashed Eibar 4-0 and Atletico Madrid won 3-1 at Valencia.
