Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Sevilla: Oso, Ejuke & Romero sink Basques at San Mames (full highlights)

Sevilla secured a dominant 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao at San Mames, with goals from Oso, Chidera Ejuke and Isaac Romero extending their perfect start to the La Liga season and sending a clear message to their rivals that they mean business this year. Oso opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing from the right flank with a clinical strike into the far corner that left the Athletic goalkeeper rooted to the spot. Ejuke doubled the lead in the 50th minute from Isaac Romero's assist, showing great composure to slot the ball past the goalkeeper, and Romero himself scored the third in the 57th minute, converting Oso's delivery from the left with a precise finish. Aitor Paredes pulled one back for Athletic in the 70th minute from Yeray Alvarez's pass, but it proved to be just a consolation as Sevilla held firm for the remainder of the match. The match was a heated affair with numerous yellow cards shown to Yuri Berchiche (11'), Peque (22'), Gorka Guruzeta (25'), Miguel Sierra (25'), Jon Guridi (39'), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (86'), Isaac Romero (90+1') and Nico Guillen, reflecting the intensity and physical nature of the contest. Sevilla registered 12 shots to Athletic's 8 and enjoyed 51% possession, creating 5 clear chances compared to the hosts' 3. After the match, Sevilla manager Garcia Pimienta praised his team's maturity and declared they deserved the win, while admitting Athletic must work on their finishing to compete at this level. The full match highlights and all goals are available to watch, and this victory confirmed Sevilla's status as one of the main contenders for European places this season.