Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Athletic 2021-22 LaLiga

Real Madrid
  • 40': Karim Benzema
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Athletic Club

    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
    +16 Real Madrid 11 30 1
    +14 Villarreal 12 26 2
    +15 Barcelona 11 25 2
    +13 Atlético Madrid 12 25 1
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    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 2
    37.9 Possession 62.1
    18 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    310 Accurate Passes 604
    387 Passes 674
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    27 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    44 Long Balls 86
    24 Accurate Long Balls 57
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    8 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 6
    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
    Substitutes:
    Luka Jovic, Marcelo, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Mariano , Isco, Rodrygo, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Carvajal.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Óscar de Marcos, Álex Berenguer, Julen Agirrezabala, Aitor Paredes, Jon Morcillo, Nico Serrano, Alex Petxarromán, Oihan Sancet, Ander Capa, Nico Williams, Mikel Vesga.

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