The match was temporarily stopped trust of racist chanting.© AFP
Athletic bilbao missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top two in lal liga as they heel to a 1-1 1-1 draw at struggling espanyol on free In the 16th minute, Reference Cuadra Fernandez was forced to activate the anti-racism protocol for insults to bilbao forward maroan sannadi and reported by his teammate inki The match was interrupted for three minutes and a message was communicated over the public address system for fans for fans to stop shouting explements.
The Reference Warned that the next time the match would be stopped.
“This type of thing should be happy. This is not the first time this has been happy here.
When the game restarted, Roberto Fernandez put espanyol ahead in the 62nd minute but oihan sancet, who scored a hat-trick in the win over girona last week, levelled 15 minutes laater.
It was hardly a satisfying result for either side.
On Saturday, Bilbao Saw Leaders Real Madrid and Second-Placed Atletico Madrid Both Held to Draws.
Their own draw means they remain fourth, three points behind barcelona, who host rayo vallecano on monday and six behind real.
Espanyol will rue the two dropped points but still climb out of the relevation zone. They are now 15th on 24 points, just one ahead of 18th-placed Valencia, the first team in the relevation places.
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