Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAReal Madrid lose on Mbappé missed pen, Valverde gaffe
Kylian Mbappe has struggled to reach the performance levels that were expected when he signed for Real Madrid, but he has been working hard to return to his old-self, coach Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 4': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 7': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 7': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club).
- 9': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Fran García (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 14': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
- 17': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
- 17': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 20': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo following a set piece situation.
- 21': Delay in match (Real Madrid).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
- 25': Offside, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Fran García.
- 29': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Fran García.
- 31': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 33': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 33': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 37': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 38': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Hand ball by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 45': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 45': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Adama Boiro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 46': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Raúl (Real Madrid).
- 47': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 52': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 53': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 0. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 58': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 59': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 60': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Raúl.
- 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta replaces Beñat Prados.
- 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 64': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 65': Fran García (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Adama Boiro (Athletic Club).
- 66': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 66': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Penalty Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Julen Agirrezabala (Athletic Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Julen Agirrezabala (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Penalty saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 70': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 70': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy replaces Fran García.
- 72': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 72': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 74': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 74': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
- 75': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 75': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 77': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 77': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 78': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
- 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 80': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 80': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Real Madrid 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 82': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 83': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Adama Boiro.
- 85': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 86': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 86': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
- 87': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Rodrygo.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Lucas Vázquez.
- 88': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 89': Endrick (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Offside, Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Offside, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 90'+6': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Real Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 2, Real Madrid 1.
Statistics
 RMA |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.4 | Possession | 36.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 537 | Accurate Passes | 272 |
| 618 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 28 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,364
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,364
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | +40 | 51 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | +29 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | +23 | 50 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 24 | +16 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK)  |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 32 | Adama Boiro |
| 2 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 24 | Beñat Prados |
| 23 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 35 | Raúl Asencio |
| 20 | Fran García |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
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