Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Athletic 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 40': Karim Benzema
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Real Madrid pad LaLiga lead with win over Athletic Bilbao

Karim Benzema scored his 12th league goal of the season as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in a narrow 1-0 win at the Bernabeu.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 31': Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Athletic Bilbao 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 43': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Óscar De Marcos replaces Íñigo Lekue.
  • 63': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Unai Vencedor.
  • 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 68': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oihan Sancet replaces Raúl García.
  • 70': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Alex Berenguer replaces Iker Muniain.
  • 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
  • 77': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Toni Kroos.
  • 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  • 82': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel Vesga replaces Dani García.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 33,627

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+10 Barcelona 6 16 0
+9 Girona 6 16 0
+5 Real Madrid 6 15 1
+7 Athletic Club 6 13 1
Full Table

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 6
62.1 Possession 37.9
17 SHOTS 18
7 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
604 Accurate Passes 310
674 Passes 387
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.1
86 Long Balls 44
57 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 21
21 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão
23 Ferland Mendy
17 Lucas Vázquez
14 Casemiro Yellow Card
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
11 Marco Asensio

ATH Athletic Club (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Unai Simón (GK)
3 Unai Núñez
5 Yeray
24 Mikel Balenziaga
15 Iñigo Lekue Yellow Card
16 Unai Vencedor
14 Dani García
10 Iker Muniain
19 Oier Zarraga Yellow Card
9 Iñaki Williams Yellow Card
22 Raúl García

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