La Liga: Real Madrid win, Athletic Bilbao strengthens grip on top-4

• MADRID — Arda Guler's first-half goal kept Real Madrid in the hunt for the La Liga title with a 1-0 win away to Getafe at the Coliseum.
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• The Coliseum observed a minute of silence before the start of the match between Getafe and Real Madrid , corresponding to matchday 33 of La Liga , in memory of Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88.
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• The Turkey international fired home from the edge of the penalty area after Getafe goalkeeper David Soria had saved from Brahim Diaz, who also started in a much-changed Madrid starting 11.
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• Soria made several other important saves, while Getafe worked hard but failed to seriously test Thibaut Courtois in the Madrid goal, reports Xinhua.
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• Wednesday was an excellent day for Athletic Bilbao, with the Basque side winning a close match 1-0 at home to Las Palmas, while Villarreal, its closest rival in the battle for fourth place, lost 3-0 away to Celta Vigo.
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• Inaki Williams scored the only goal on five minutes, with a smart finish from Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta's pass to decide the game.

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• Alex Berenguer hit the bar for Athletic, while Adnan Januzaj rattled the woodwork for the visitors in a nervy second half, in which home goalkeeper Unai Simon also produced two excellent saves.
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• Celta strengthened its case for a place in Europe next season with a 3-0 win over Villarreal, with the home side's job made much easier after Eric Bailly was sent off in the 37th minute.
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• Fer Lopez put Celta ahead on the stroke of halftime, with Borja Iglesias adding a second on 53 minutes, and Iago Aspas scoring from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.
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• The defeat leaves Villarreal eight points behind Athletic, and Real Betis can move fifth with a win at home to bottom side Real Valladolid on Thursday.
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• Nahuel Tanglia's 64th-minute volley gave Alaves a 1-0 win at home to Real Sociedad that lifts the club above Las Palmas and out of the bottom three.
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• Antonio Blanco was unlucky not to score a second, but his shot hit the bar for the home side.
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• In Tuesday's action, FC Barcelona won 1-0 at home to Mallorca, while Valencia and Espanyol drew 1-1.
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