Sevilla loses to Athletic, falls behind in Liga title race

<p>MADRID &mdash; Sevilla lost at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 and fell behind in the race for the Spanish league title on Monday.</p>
<p>Sevilla remained six points off the lead but with four rounds to go. A victory would have put four teams within three points of each other entering the final period. Real Madrid and Barcelona were two points behind leader Atlético Madrid. </p>
<p>Barcelona hosts Atlético on Saturday, and Sevilla visits Madrid on Sunday.</p>
<p>Iñaki Williams scored Athletic’s winner in an 90th-minute breakaway to dampen Sevilla’s hopes of staying near the top. Julen Lopetegui’s team had won four consecutive games to put itself in the middle of the title race.</p>
<p>Sevilla still holds a 17-point advantage over fifth-placed Real Sociedad and has secured a Champions League spot for next season.</p>
<p>Athletic moved to ninth place and remains in contention for one of the Europa League spots. </p>
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