Spanish LALIGA

Athletic vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga

Athletic Club
  • 10': Oihan Sancet
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1 - 2
Real Madrid
  • 4': Karim Benzema
  • 7': Karim Benzema

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao on Karim Benzema double to go eight clear

Real Madrid rode a pair of Karim Benzema goals to a win over Athletic Bilbao as LaLiga closed out play for 2021 on Wednesday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 7': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 10': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Real Madrid 2. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
  • 42': Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Oier Zarraga.
  • 61': Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Íñigo Lekue replaces Mikel Balenziaga.
  • 62': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
  • 84': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicolás Serrano replaces Iker Muniain.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Peter replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 1, Real Madrid 2.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 42,722

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+21 Barcelona 13 31 2
+16 Real Madrid 12 31 1
+14 Villarreal 12 26 2
+13 Atlético Madrid 12 25 1
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 5
59.8 Possession 40.2
12 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
604 Accurate Passes 375
668 Passes 429
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 23
0.0 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 34
45 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 2
16 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.2
12 Interceptions 13
18 Effective Clearances 9
18 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

ATH Athletic Club (4-4-2)

No. Name
26 Julen Agirrezabala (GK)
3 Unai Núñez
5 Yeray
24 Mikel Balenziaga Yellow Card
18 Óscar de Marcos
14 Dani García
16 Unai Vencedor Yellow Card
10 Iker Muniain
19 Oier Zarraga
8 Oihan Sancet
9 Iñaki Williams
Substitutes:
Ander Capa, Raúl García, Nico Williams, Ander Iru, Alex Petxarromán, Mikel Vesga, Iñigo Lekue, Nico Serrano, Jon Morcillo, Aitor Paredes.

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
6 Nacho
3 Éder Militão
23 Ferland Mendy
17 Lucas Vázquez
25 Eduardo Camavinga Yellow Card
8 Toni Kroos
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior Yellow Card
7 Eden Hazard
Substitutes:
Miguel Gutiérrez, Antonio Blanco, Luka Jovic, Peter Federico, Rafa Marín, Diego Piñeiro, Toni Fuidias, Jesús Vallejo, Mariano.

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