Soccer-European roundup-Real win but must wait for title

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 but will have to wait at least another week before claiming their 31st Spanish league title.

Bayern Munich need just one point from their last four matches to claim the German Bundesliga crown while the English Premier League title will not be decided until the last day of the season after Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1.

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SPAIN

Real Madrid crushed Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Bernabeu but Villarreal's 1-0 victory at Real Betis put their title celebrations on hold for at least another week.

Real's victory came courtesy of an early opportunist strike from Javier Saviola and two classy second-half goals from substitutes Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain, while keeper Iker Casillas got in on the act when he saved a penalty.

With four games left to play Real remain 10 points clear of Villarreal at the top of the table and will claim their 31st league title if they win next week's match at Osasuna.

Third-placed Barcelona, who are four points behind Villarreal after their 2-0 defeat at Deportivo Coruna on Saturday, can now only hope to dispute second place with Villarreal.

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