Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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Athletic Club DLDLW 1
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ATH101
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Match Report

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Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao on Karim Benzema double to go eight clear

Real Madrid rode a pair of Karim Benzema goals to a win over Athletic Bilbao as LaLiga closed out play for 2021 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
5
59.8
Possession
40.2
12
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
604
Accurate Passes
375
668
Passes
429
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
34
45
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
12
Effective Tackles
2
16
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.2
12
Interceptions
13
18
Effective Clearances
9
18
Clearances
9

Highlights

01:03 Karim Benzema scores twice in the first 7 minutes Watch on ESPN 00:41 Oihan Sancet's screamer makes Bilbao-Real Madrid a goal fest Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-4-2

  1. 26Julen AgirrezabalaG
  2. 3Unai NúñezCD-L
  3. 5YerayCD-R
  4. 24Mikel BalenziagaLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 14Dani GarcíaCM-L
  7. 16Unai VencedorCM-R
  8. 10Iker MuniainLM
  9. 19Oier ZarragaRM
  10. 8Oihan SancetCF-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsCF-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 25Eduardo CamavingaCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 7Eden HazardRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  2. 7' Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  3. 10' Goal! Athletic Bilbao 1, Real Madrid 2. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
  4. 42' Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 42' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 57' Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Oier Zarraga.
  7. 61' Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Íñigo Lekue replaces Mikel Balenziaga.
  10. 62' Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
  11. 84' Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicolás Serrano replaces Iker Muniain.
  12. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  13. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Peter replaces Eden Hazard.
  14. 90' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema.

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