Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Real Madrid DWWWW 2
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Athletic Club WLWWL 1
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RMA112
ATH011
San Mamés · 43,487 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos

Karim Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid hold off Athletic Bilbao

Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid held on for a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
55.6
Possession
44.4
22
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
338
548
Passes
417
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
6
20
Crosses
28
0.5
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
10
23
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
10
28
Clearances
15

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gorka IraizozG
  2. 4Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 16Xabier EtxeitaCD-R
  4. 24Mikel BalenziagaLB
  5. 10Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 22Raúl GarcíaAM
  7. 7Beñat LM
  8. 6Mikel San JoséRM
  9. 20Aritz AdurizF
  10. 25Sabin MerinoAM-L
  11. 14Markel SusaetaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Javier ErasoSUB
  2. 9Enrique SolaSUB
  3. 18Carlos GurpegiSUB
  4. 13Iago HerrerínSUB
  5. 17Mikel RicoSUB
  6. 11Ibai GómezSUB
  7. 30Iñigo LekueSUB

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 15Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 16Mateo KovacicAM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoAM-L
  11. 22IscoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Lucas VázquezSUB
  2. 14CasemiroSUB
  3. 17Álvaro ArbeloaSUB
  4. 6NachoSUB
  5. 21Denis CheryshevSUB
  6. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  7. 20JeséSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 52' Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 57' Pepe (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Beñat (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 1. Sabin (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Markel Susaeta with a cross following a fast break.
  7. 70' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco with a cross.
  8. 72' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesé replaces Isco.
  9. 72' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Rico replaces San José.
  10. 78' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  11. 78' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ibai Gómez replaces Markel Susaeta.
  12. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Karim Benzema.
  13. 81' Ibai Gómez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 84' Substitution, Athletic Club. Kike Sola replaces Beñat.
  15. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  16. 90' Raúl García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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