Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa (R) gets tackled by Athletic Bilbao's Carlos Gurpegui during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's challenge to the domestic dominance of wealthy Barcelona and Real Madrid showed no sign of flagging when David Villa and Diego Costa struck in a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday.
The victory at a festive Calderon, Atletico's 11th in 12 matches this season, trimmed the gap to unbeaten leaders Barca back to one point and restored their five-point advantage over city rivals Real in third.
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