Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, August 12, 2023
Real Madrid DWWLL 2
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Athletic Club WLLDD 0
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RMA202
ATH000
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Match Report

Bellingham debut goal helps Real Madrid beat Athletic Club

Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham on his debut scored first-half goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to kick off their LaLiga season on Saturday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
6
54.1
Possession
45.9
14
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
419
603
Passes
489
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
52
37
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
9
25
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
25
Effective Clearances
13
25
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:56 Jude Bellingham scores off a corner in his Real Madrid debut Watch on ESPN 01:01 Rodrygo fires home to break deadlock for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:54 Eder Militao exits with injury Watch on ESPN 02:14 Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Madrid - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 4Aitor ParedesCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 15Iñigo LekueLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 30Unai GómezAM
  7. 6Mikel VesgaLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 10Iker MuniainAM-L
  11. 11Nico WilliamsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Oihan SancetSUB
  2. 22Raúl GarcíaSUB
  3. 13Julen AgirrezabalaSUB
  4. 7Álex BerenguerSUB
  5. 19Imanol García de AlbénizSUB
  6. 12Gorka GuruzetaSUB
  7. 20Asier VillalibreSUB
  8. 29Malcom Adu AresSUB
  9. 23Peru NolaskoainSUB
  10. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  11. 24Javier MartónSUB
  12. 33Beñat PradosSUB

RMA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 18Aurélien TchouaméniDM
  5. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  6. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  7. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  8. 12Eduardo CamavingaLM
  9. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 11RodrygoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Luka ModricSUB
  2. 31Lucas CañizaresSUB
  3. 8Toni KroosSUB
  4. 30Fran GonzálezSUB
  5. 21Brahim DíazSUB
  6. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  7. 14JoseluSUB
  8. 16Álvaro OdriozolaSUB
  9. 22Antonio RüdigerSUB
  10. 6NachoSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 28' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
  3. 36' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Nico Williams.
  5. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Unai Gómez.
  6. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iker Muniain.
  7. 50' Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Éder Militão because of an injury.
  8. 64' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Mikel Vesga.
  9. 67' Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Athletic Club. Imanol García de Albéniz replaces Íñigo Lekue.
  11. 71' Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  12. 76' David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
  14. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  15. 87' Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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