Just before the stroke of halftime, Athletic Bilbao’s Gaizka Toquero has scored to give the visitors a one goal advantage to go with their one man advantage. Atletico Madrid appear to be in a world of trouble, especially since their world class strikers can’t finish to save their lives. Sergio Aguero missed a wide open header early in the half, while Diego Forlan missed an absolute sitter on a breakaway just seconds before Toquero put Bilbao ahead.
Atletico Madrid Vs. Athletic Bilbao: 0-1 Halftime, Gaizka Toquero Makes The Most Of Man Advantage
Atletico are down to 10 men thanks to Luis Perea, who got sent off for a foul in the box near the end of the half. It was a silly challenge from Parea, but Fernando Llorente went down very easily and the referee was harsh to show Perea a red. Fortunately, a bit of justice was served when Llorente missed his penalty, but there’s no undoing a red card.
Of course, Atleti are never out of any game with Aguero and Forlan, but it seems unlikely that they’ll be able to come back in this one.











