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[ad_1] Team Granada in action© AFPAthletic Bilbao moved to fifth in the La Liga table with a 1-1 draw at Granada on Monday in a game restarted from Saturday after a fan died at the stadium. Before kick-off in southern Spain, players from both sides paid tribute to the supporter with Granada's Victor Diaz laying a wreath of flowers on the individual's seat in the stadium. A minute of silence was also held in Andalucia. The match was paused in the 18th minute over the weekend with visitors Athletic leading 1-0 as the Granada fan received medical attention.The game restarted at the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium at the point after Inaki Williams' opening effort on Saturday.Granada equalised after 55 minutes following Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta's own goal, which moved the 19th-placed hosts to withi...

[ad_1] Supporters leave as the match between Granada FC and Athletic Club Bilbao is suspended.© AFPGranada's match against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday in La Liga was abandoned after a supporter died in the stands at the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium. The match was paused after 18 minutes with visitors Athletic leading 1-0 as the Granada fan received medical attention, with La Liga confirming the match was then abandoned "because of the sad death of a fan" in a statement.Players from both sides left the pitch 20 minutes after play was suspended, with supporters then requested to leave the stadium after the decision was eventually taken to abandon the game.Granada said in a statement the match was "suspended indefinitely after the death of a club season ticket holder" and offered their condolen...