Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, April 21, 2019
Athletic Club WWWLW 0
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Real Madrid WWLWD 3
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Estadio Bernabéu · 60,566 att.

Match Report

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Real Madrid down Athletic Bilbao thanks to Benzema's hat trick

Real Madrid tightened the stranglehold on third place as Karim Benzema's hat trick earned them a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
3
43.2
Possession
56.8
5
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
449
405
Passes
531
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
69
26
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
13
24
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
21
17
Clearances
21

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Jesús VallejoCD-L
  3. 5Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Marco AsensioLF
  11. 17Lucas VázquezRF

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Iago HerrerínG
  2. 4Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 5YerayCD-R
  4. 12Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 15Iñigo LekueRB
  6. 22Raúl GarcíaAM
  7. 7Beñat LM
  8. 6Mikel San JoséRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 11Iñigo CórdobaAM-L
  11. 10Iker MuniainAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Iñigo Córdoba (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 15' Yuri (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Raúl García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 47' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
  5. 53' Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  8. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Toni Kroos.
  9. 76' Substitution, Athletic Club. Aritz Aduriz replaces Raúl García.
  10. 76' Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai López replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
  11. 76' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Athletic Club 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
  12. 82' Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Marco Asensio.
  14. 90' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Athletic Club 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale.

LALIGA News

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