Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, May 23, 2026
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Santiago Bernabéu · 70,398 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Real Madrid dispatched Athletic Club on Álvaro Arbeloa's last game in charge

Álvaro Arbeloa signed off as Real Madrid coach with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabéu.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
7
1
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
0
26.2
Possession
73.8
8
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
176
Accurate Passes
675
254
Passes
745
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
0
12
Crosses
5
0.5
Cross %
0.0
47
Long Balls
41
12
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
0
8
Tackles
2
0.6
Tackle %
0.0
13
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
7
17
Clearances
7

Highlights

01:12 Real Madrid ends their season with a 4-2 win Watch on ESPN 00:50 Gonzalo García scores goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:58 Jude Bellingham slots in the goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:50 Gorka Guruzeta slots in the goal for Athletic Club Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 17Raúl AsencioCD-R
  4. 18Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Federico ValverdeCM-L
  7. 5Jude BellinghamCM-R
  8. 45Thiago PitarchLM
  9. 30Franco MastantuonoRM
  10. 10Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 16Gonzalo GarcíaCF-R

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Álex PadillaG
  2. 4Aitor ParedesCD-L
  3. 5YerayCD-R
  4. 19Adama BoiroLB
  5. 3Dani VivianRB
  6. 20Unai GómezAM
  7. 18Mikel JauregizarLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 11Gorka GuruzetaF
  10. 23Robert NavarroAM-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Carvajal with a through ball.
  3. 20' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Athletic Club 0. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Pitarch.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Athletic Club 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross following a fast break.
  6. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Yeray Álvarez.
  7. 51' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Athletic Club 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
  8. 60' Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  9. 60' Substitution, Athletic Club. Alejandro Rego replaces Unai Gómez.
  10. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dean Huijsen replaces David Alaba.
  11. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Jude Bellingham.
  12. 74' Substitution, Athletic Club. Urko Izeta replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
  13. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Gonzalo García.
  14. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Franco Mastantuono.
  15. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Serrano replaces Dani Carvajal.
  16. 85' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
  17. 88' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Athletic Club 1. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Pitarch.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  18. 90'+1' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Athletic Club 2. Urko Izeta (Athletic Club) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross.

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