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La Liga Round-Up

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to hold La Liga leaders Barcelona to a 1-1 draw.

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to hold La Liga leaders Barcelona to a 1-1 draw.

A hard fought contest at The San Mames saw Barca take the lead, but find themselves pegged back by a fine Francisco Yeste volley.

A defensive error had handed the Catalan side the lead - with a high ball catching out the Bilbao rearguard and allowing Samuel Eto'o a chance to lash powerfully home from ten yards out.

However, Yeste produced a moment of magic to level the scores and earn his side a share of the point.

The Bilbao star volleyed home across Victor Valdes superbly to light up this Basque - Catalan match.

A fine solo strike by Fernando Torres rescued a share of the points for ten-man Atletico Madrid against Valencia.

Miguel Angulo had opened the scoring after a terrible mistake from goalkeeper Leo Franco.

Atletico were then reduced to ten men when Veijko Paunovic picked up a silly second yellow card.

However, Torres forged an equaliser with a fine run before unleashing a low drive that Santiago Canizares could only help into the bottom corner.

La Liga:
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Barcelona
Valencia 1-1 Atletico Madrid

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