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
0 Alavés 0 0 0
0 Athletic Club 0 0 0
0 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0
0 Barcelona 0 0 0
Full Table

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

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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