Williams fires Bilbao past Mourinho’s Fenerbahce

Published December 13, 2024 Updated December 13, 2024 07:15am

ISTANBUL: Inaki Williams scored twice as Athletic Bilbao won 2-0 at Fenerbahce on Wednes­day to climb top of the Europa League standings.

With five wins and a draw in six games Bilbao have 16 points, provisionally three ahead of Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt.

This was a sixth win in a row in all competitions for Athletic, who left Istanbul with the three points thanks to two first-half strikes from Ghana international Williams, the elder brother of Spain forward Nico. Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce sit 15th in the 36-team table with eight points.

Published in Dawn, December 13th, 2024

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