Real Madrid ended matchday 9 as leaders of the Spanish Primera Liga with a slightly fortunate 2-1 win at home over injury hit Athletic Club Bilbao on Sunday.

Madrid took the lead in the 7th minute against the Basque side, who were without 5 first team regulars, after Karim Benzema stroked home a pass from the right.

Sabin Merino equalized for Athletic in the 27th minute after good work from Inigo Lekue and the game could have gone either way in the second half.

Alvaro Morata won the game for Madrid with a dose of fortune in the 84th minute, before Inaki Williams missed a great chance to equalize two minutes later when he failed to get enough weight behind a chip with Keylor Navas out of his ground.

Atletico Madrid's reign at the top of the table came to an end after just 2 weeks in Sevilla's Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.

A Steven N'Zonzi goal just over 15 minutes from time decided a hard-fought and tactical game in which Sevilla were the better side in the second half and moved up to second.

Atletico ended with 10 men after Koke was sent off for a slightly rigorous second yellow card and slipped to fifth in the table after Villarreal's 2-1 win at home to Las Palmas.

It was a late show for Villarreal, who fell behind to Kevin Boateng's fine goal on the half hour. It was not until the 61st minute that Sansone's penalty drew them level and Cedric Bakambu won the game against Las Palmas for the home side in the 92nd minute.

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