Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, March 18, 2017
Real Madrid WDWWW 2
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Athletic Club LWLWW 1
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RMA112
ATH011
San Mamés · 49,164 att.

Match Report

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Casemiro scores winner as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid moved five points clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
47.6
Possession
52.4
9
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
365
431
Passes
454
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
13
9
Crosses
32
0.4
Cross %
0.4
76
Long Balls
57
34
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
12
27
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
10
34
Clearances
10

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 4Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 27YerayCD-R
  4. 24Mikel BalenziagaLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 22Raúl GarcíaAM
  7. 8Ander IturraspeLM
  8. 7Beñat RM
  9. 20Aritz AdurizF
  10. 15Iñigo LekueAM-L
  11. 11Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Gorka IraizozSUB
  2. 25Enric SaboritSUB
  3. 2Eneko BóvedaSUB
  4. 10Iker MuniainSUB
  5. 17Mikel RicoSUB
  6. 14Markel SusaetaSUB
  7. 3Gorka ElustondoSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 6NachoCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 22IscoSUB
  2. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  3. 21Álvaro MorataSUB
  4. 10James RodríguezSUB
  5. 16Mateo KovacicSUB
  6. 23DaniloSUB
  7. 13Kiko CasillaSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  2. 28' Aduriz (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 28' Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 31' Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Athletic Club. Muniain replaces Íñigo Lekue.
  6. 62' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
  7. 65' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 1. Aduriz (Athletic Club) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raul García with a headed pass.
  8. 68' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Real Madrid 2. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo following a corner.
  9. 71' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  11. 79' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Rico replaces Beñat Etxebarria.
  12. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Karim Benzema.
  13. 86' Substitution, Athletic Club. Markel Susaeta replaces Raul García.
  14. 90'+3' Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

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