Atlético beat Athletic to keep up pressure on Barcelona

Athletic 0-1 Atlético Madrid | The battle of San Mamés.

Torres's sensational form kept Atletico in the race as he scored for the fifth consecutive game with a towering header from Antoine Griezmann's cross for the only goal of the game seven minutes before half-time in Bilbao.

However, victory came at a cost for Atletico as inspirational defender Diego Godin limped off with a hamstring injury that is likely to see him miss at least the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.

Even without Godin, Atletico handled Bilbao's aerial bombardment to register their 31st clean sheet of the season and keep their title hopes very much alive with three of their last four games to come at home.