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
+29	Real Madrid	22	49	3
+23	Atlético Madrid	22	48	2
+36	Barcelona	22	45	5
+13	Athletic Club	22	41	3

Full Table

Statistics

ATH		RMA
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

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, Nico Serrano, Alex Petxarromán, Oihan Sancet, Ander Capa, Nico Williams, Mikel Vesga.