Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in La Liga.Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively,

Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in LaLiga. Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively, down to six points.

Athletic Club kept pace with the LaLiga top four with a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo at Estadio de Balaidos, extending their unbeaten streak in the Spanish top flight to 11 games since losing to Girona last October.

Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao ... four minutes later after a rapid counterattack. Dani Parejo struck the third after 26 minutes and Yeremy ...

Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in La Liga. Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively, down to six points.

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