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Toothless Atletico beaten at tiny Eibar

Eibar fans celebrate their second goal as Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata, Jan Oblak and teammates look dejected [REUTERS/Vincent West]

Atletico Madrid’s hopes of getting back into the Spanish title race faded even further with a 2-0 defeat away by struggling Eibar in La Liga on Saturday.

The tiny Basque side, who have the smallest stadium in La Liga, took the lead in the 10th minute when Esteban Burgos stabbed home from close range at the far post after Atletico failed to properly defend a corner.

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