Athletic Bilbao routs Getafe 5-1 in Spanish league

Raúl García scored twice as Athletic Bilbao maintained its latest spectacular run by routing Getafe 5-1 within the Spanish league on Monday.
Yeray Álvarez, Álex Berenguer and Óscar de Marcos additionally scored for Athletic, which every week in the past celebrated the Spanish Super Cup title after beating Barcelona within the last and Real Madrid within the semifinals. On Thursday, it superior previous third-division membership Ibiza within the spherical of 32 of the Copa del Rey.
The dwelling victory in opposition to Getafe left Athletic in ninth place within the Spanish league, nearer to the qualification spots for European competitions.
Getafe, sitting in thirteenth place, opened the scoring via Marc Cucurella within the first minute however was already down 3-1 by halftime.
Before the match, Getafe’s gamers gave Athletic a guard of honor for its Spanish Super Cup success because it entered the sphere.
League chief Atlético Madrid has a seven-point hole to second-placed Real Madrid with a sport in hand.