Real Madrid vs Athletic Club, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAKarim Benzema scores penalty on Real Madrid farewell in draw with Athletic Club
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema netted a penalty in his final LaLiga game but was unable to inspire them to victory as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 3': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 9': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 9': Penalty conceded by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 10': Penalty saved! Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 15': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 15': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 16': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 27': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 27': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo following a corner.
- 30': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 30': Attempt saved. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Éder Militão.
- 32': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 38': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 38': Offside, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes tries a through ball, but Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 40': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
- 42': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 43': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 43': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 44': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 45': Attempt missed. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a through ball.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 46': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 49': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
- 49': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Athletic Club 1. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 54': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
- 55': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oihan Sancet with a through ball.
- 57': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 57': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oier Zarraga replaces Ander Herrera.
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Nico Williams.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Dani Carvajal.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Vencedor replaces Mikel Vesga because of an injury.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 68': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
- 69': Offside, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes tries a through ball, but Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 70': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Penalty Real Madrid. Éder Militão draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Karim Benzema.
- 76': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
- 77': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 77': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 78': Attempt saved. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 78': Offside, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain tries a through ball, but Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Real Madrid. Rodrygo tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 83': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
- 84': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Oier Zarraga (Athletic Club).
- 84': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 84': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Nacho.
- 86': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Unai Vencedor following a corner.
- 88': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 89': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 90': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 90': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Offside, Athletic Club. Oier Zarraga tries a through ball, but Dani Vivian is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Marco Asensio.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Vivian.
- 90'+4': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrygo following a corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 90'+5': Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1.
Statistics
 ATH |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 575 |
| 340 | Passes | 633 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 27 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 17 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,781
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,781
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal  |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Rodrygo |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 31 | Aitor Paredes |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 23 | Ander Herrera |
| 12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
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