Levante move a step closer to avoiding relegation

MADRID, Apr 24 (AP): With two free kick goals by the same player from nearly the same spot only two minutes apart, Levante came from behind to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 and move a step closer to avoiding relegation in the Spanish league on Monday.

Macedonian midfielder Enis Bardhi scored from eerily similar free kicks in the 42nd and 44th minutes, and Jose Luis Morales capped Levante's victory in the final minutes after a superb run from his own half.

It was the fifth win in the last seven matches for the club from Valencia, which opened a nine-point gap to Clarence Seedorf's Deportivo La Coruna, the first team inside the relegation zone. "These are the most important points we have earned," Bardhi said.