Real Madrid vs Athletic 2024-25 LALIGA

Real Madrid

90'+3': Federico Valverde

FT
1 - 0

Athletic Club

Valverde's late strike earns Madrid win to keep title hopes alive

Real Madrid's Federico Valverde netted a superb late volley to secure a 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday that keeps them within four points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Dani Ceballos.
62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams replaces Álvaro Djaló.
62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Maroan Sannadi replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Alex Berenguer.
63': Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
72': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Unai Gómez.
75': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Luka Modric.
78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Raúl Asencio.
86': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani Vivian replaces Adama Boiro.
90'+3': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 72,535

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+58	Barcelona	34	79	5
+36	Real Madrid	34	75	5
+29	Atlético Madrid	34	67	5
+24	Athletic Club	34	61	5

Full Table

Statistics

ATH		RMA
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	14
6	Saves	1
26.6	Possession	73.4
3	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
168	Accurate Passes	603
240	Passes	661
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	29
0.1	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	48
14	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	7
19	Effective Tackles	10
24	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	7
38	Effective Clearances	14
38	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22	Antonio Rüdiger
35	Raúl Asencio
6	Eduardo Camavinga
8	Federico Valverde
7	Vinícius Júnior
14	Aurélien Tchouaméni
5	Jude Bellingham
19	Dani Ceballos
10	Luka Modric
11	Rodrygo

Substitutes:

Arda Güler, Brahim Díaz, Fran González, Fran García, Lucas Vázquez, Endrick, Andriy Lunin, David Alaba, Jesús Vallejo.

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Unai Simón (GK)
4	Aitor Paredes
14	Unai Núñez
32	Adama Boiro
2	Andoni Gorosabel
7	Álex Berenguer
6	Mikel Vesga
24	Beñat Prados
12	Gorka Guruzeta
20	Unai Gómez
11	Álvaro Djaló

Substitutes:

Mikel Jauregizar, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Oihan Sancet, Iñigo Lekue, Óscar de Marcos, Yuri Berchiche, Peio Canales, Yeray , Iñaki Williams, Maroan Sannadi, Julen Agirrezabala, Dani Vivian.