Athletic vs Real Madrid 2023-24 LALIGA

Athletic Club

FT
0 - 2

Real Madrid

28': Rodrygo
36': Jude Bellingham

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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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 48,927

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Barcelona	35	82	5
+35	Real Madrid	35	75	6
+33	Atlético Madrid	35	70	5
+25	Athletic Club	35	64	5

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Oihan Sancet, Raúl García, Julen Agirrezabala, Álex Berenguer, Imanol García de Albéniz, Gorka Guruzeta, Asier Villalibre, Malcom Adu Ares, Peru Nolaskoain, Ander Herrera, Javier Martón, Beñat Prados.

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