Athletic vs Real Madrid 2023-24 LALIGA
Bellingham debut goal helps Real Madrid beat Athletic Club
Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham on his debut scored first-half goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to kick off their LaLiga season on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 4': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
- 36': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Nico Williams.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Unai Gómez.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iker Muniain.
- 50': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Éder Militão because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 67': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Athletic Club. Imanol García de Albéniz replaces Íñigo Lekue.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 76': David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
- 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 87': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 48,927
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +58 | Barcelona | 34 | 79 | 5 |
| +36 | Real Madrid | 34 | 75 | 5 |
| +33 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 70 | 5 |
| +24 | Athletic Club | 34 | 61 | 5 |
Statistics
 RMA |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 603 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 3 | Dani Vivian  |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 30 | Unai Gómez |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
Real Madrid (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 20 | Fran García |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
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