
Real Madrid vs Athletic 2021-22 LaLiga
Real Madrid pad LaLiga lead with win over Athletic Bilbao
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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
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 33,627
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | Real Madrid | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+10 | Barcelona | 4 | 10 | 0 |
+3 | Espanyol | 4 | 10 | 0 |
+2 | Getafe | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Statistics
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RMA![]() |
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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 |
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 ![]() |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
9 | Karim Benzema |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
11 | Marco Asensio |
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
3 | Unai Núñez |
5 | Yeray |
24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
15 | Iñigo Lekue ![]() |
16 | Unai Vencedor |
14 | Dani García |
10 | Iker Muniain |
19 | Oier Zarraga ![]() |
9 | Iñaki Williams ![]() |
22 | Raúl García |
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