Substitute Urko Vera's last-gasp goal earned Athletic Bilbao a 2-2 draw at Getafe.
Manu finds the net in both ends
Substitute Urko Vera's last-gasp goal earned Athletic Bilbao a 2-2 draw at Getafe.
Getafe forward Manu had earlier opened the scoring only to concede an own goal before scoring his 'third' of the night to put the home side back in front.
However, Vera came off the bench to lash home a precious leveller for the Basque side.
The opening goal came in the 58th minute and it was the previously-quiet Manu who scored it. The forward did well to reach Javier Arizmendi's low pass from the left to gleefully turn the ball into the net.
Getafe defender Cata Diaz headed over before Manu's night took a turn for the worse as he inadvertently restored parity for the visitors.
After Derek Boateng's foul on David Lopez, the same player floated in the resulting free-kick which Manu somehow contrived to nod into his own net.
A series of niggly fouls followed with chances rare, although David Lopez probed with another free-kick and six minutes from time another goal came.
Again, Manu was at the centre of it as he once more teamed up with Arizmendi. The winger centred accurately once again and Manu timed his run to sweep home left-footed from just outside the box.
Having atoned for his earlier error, Manu looked to have secured the points for Getafe.
However, a hammer blow landed in the third minute of added time as David Lopez's corner found Vera who stabbed home the dramatic equaliser.
The draw sees Bilbao remain in sixth, while Getafe stay in 11th spot.
