La Liga: Girona's title hope fades in loss to Bilbao

MADRID, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Bilbao dealt a major blow to Girona's La Liga title hopes with a thrilling 3-2 home win in the San Mames Stadium on Monday night.

The seventh consecutive home win also gave Bilbao the chance of a top-four finish. Girona are now six points behind leaders Real Madrid, while Bilbao are fifth, two points behind Atletico Madrid.

Alex Berenguer scored twice for the home side