Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 22, 2023
Real Madrid WLWLW 2
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Athletic Club DWDLW 0
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Match Report

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Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos lead Real Madrid to victory in Bilbao

Real Madrid earned a 2-0 win in a feisty LaLiga encounter at Athletic Club on Sunday to ensure they stayed in the hunt for the title.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
12
3
Saves
2
49.8
Possession
50.2
10
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
361
467
Passes
437
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
12
7
Crosses
39
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
33
33
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
25
Effective Clearances
6
25
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:04 Kroos doubles Madrid's lead with a finish outside the box Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 31Aitor ParedesCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 8Oihan SancetAM
  7. 6Mikel VesgaLM
  8. 19Oier ZarragaRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 7Álex BerenguerAM-L
  11. 11Nico WilliamsAM-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 6NachoRB
  6. 12Eduardo CamavingaCM
  7. 19Dani CeballosLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 11Marco AsensioRF

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  2. 50' Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Oier Zarraga.
  6. 67' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Alex Berenguer.
  7. 67' Substitution, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain replaces Oihan Sancet.
  8. 73' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Marco Asensio.
  9. 76' Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Óscar De Marcos.
  10. 79' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  12. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Dani Ceballos.
  13. 86' Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Mikel Vesga.
  14. 88' Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.

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