Real Madrid vs Athletic 2021-22 LaLiga

Real Madrid

40': Karim Benzema

FT
1 - 0

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
1	Real Madrid	6	+11	18
2	Barcelona	6	+17	16
3	Real Betis	6	+6	15
4	Athletic Club	6	+8	13

Full Table

Statistics

RMA		ATH
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	6
62.1	POSSESSION	37.9
17	SHOTS	18
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
604	Accurate Passes	310
674	Passes	387
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	27
0.1	Cross %	0.1
86	Long Balls	44
57	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	11
21	Effective Clearances	21
21	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Luka Jovic, Marcelo, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Mariano, Isco, Rodrygo, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Carvajal.

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

Substitutes:

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