Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAKylian Mbappé nets twice as Madrid blank Athletic Club
Real Madrid returned to winning ways in LaLiga with a thumping 3-0 victory at Athletic Club after a Kylian Mbappé brace.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 1': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a headed pass.
- 5': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club).
- 5': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 7': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a fast break.
- 10': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
- 12': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alex Berenguer.
- 13': Attempt missed. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 16': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 25': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar.
- 25': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 29': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 30': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 31': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 31': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Boiro with a cross.
- 37': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 38': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Éder Militão.
- 38': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alejandro Rego.
- 40': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 40': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 42': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a headed pass.
- 44': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jesús Areso replaces Íñigo Lekue.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 46': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 48': Attempt saved. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 49': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 50': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 51': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 54': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 54': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Substitution, Real Madrid. Raúl Asencio replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 56': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 3. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 64': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 64': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
- 65': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 66': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 68': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 69': Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Eduardo Camavinga because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
- 71': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Vinícius Júnior.
- 73': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
- 76': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Éder Militão.
- 78': Substitution, Athletic Club. Selton Sánchez replaces Nico Williams.
- 78': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Selton Sánchez (Athletic Club).
- 80': Foul by Jesús Areso (Athletic Club).
- 80': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 81': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 82': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club).
- 82': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 82': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
- 82': Selton Sánchez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 87': Delay in match (Real Madrid).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
- 89': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Rodrygo.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Areso following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 3.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 3.
Statistics
 RMA |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 567 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 641 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 36 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,313
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,313
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 30 | Alejandro Rego  |
| 19 | Adama Boiro |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 18 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 11 | Gorka Guruzeta |
Real Madrid (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 18 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 12 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
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