In the 31st round of the Spanish League, Villarreal defeated Athletic with a score of 3: 1.

This victory allowed Villarreal to stay on the 5th position and break away from Athletic by 4 points.

Villarreal - Athletic 3: 1 Goals: Ruiz, 17, Bacamba, 47, Adrian, 58 - Laporte, 20 Villarreal: Fernandez - Mario Gaspar, Musacchio, Ruiz, Costa - Castillejo (Adrian, 37), Bruno, Trigueros, Soriano - Bakambu (Sansone, 71), Soldado (Alvaro, 76) Athletic: Arriesabalaga - De Marcos, Alvarez, Laporte, Balenciaga - San Jose (Iturraspe, 58), Benat-Williams (Susaeta, 81), Garcia, Lequay (Mounian, 59) - Aduris Warnings: Bacamba, Soriano, Soldado, Fernandez, Sansone - Benat, Laporte, Iraisos Removal: Ruiz, 74.