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Real Madrid recorded their third consecutive victory in La Liga, this time over Athletic Bilbao by 3: 1. Tony Kroos opened the scoring at the end of the first half. After the break, Capa reestablished the tie before Benzema signed twice, ensuring this valuable success for Alfredo Di Stefano.
Things got tough for the guests early in the game, after Raúl García scored two fast cards early and let his players play more than 75 minutes in a reduced squad.
Zinedine Zidane made only one change after a 2-0 city derby win with Atlético de Madrid. In the match from the first minute on the field for the ‘kings’ there was Federico Valverde, who substituted penalties for cards accumulated by Casemiro.
And here that only 2 weeks after the French coach was fired, “Madrid” is on a winning streak, even on the European stage. On Monday, Real Madrid met their Champions League rival for the quarterfinals – Atalanta.
With the victory, Zidane’s team equaled leaders Real Sociedad and Atlético de Madrid – 26 points, but the “colchoneros” are 2 games less.
Athletic continues to have problems with Los Blancos, with their last victory in 2015.
The match at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium started equally. The first most dangerous situation opened in front of Courtois’ door when Oscar de Marcos and Iñaki Williams interacted well, with the latter attempting a shot that nevertheless went over the crossbar.
Seconds later, the Basques were left with one man less, after Raúl García received a second yellow card and even before a quarter of an hour he left his team with 10 on the field.
Halfway through the first half, Valverde tried a shot from the penalty area, but it went a safe distance for Unai Simón.
In the 41st minute Vinicius made the first accurate shot of the game, but Simon showed a reflection and killed the ball. In just a few minutes, Valverde also reported a serious short-range error.
The logical thing happened in the added time of the first half. Tony Kroos took a solid shot from the edge of the area and opened the scoring his way.
After the break, the “Basques” managed to reestablish equality, although they have one less person. Ander Capa was put face to face by Thibaut Courtois, and although the point guard intervened in the first shot, the Spaniard was not wrong in the addition.
This woke up the hosts, who immediately looked at the opponent’s goal. Immediately after, Vinicius sent the ball into the net, but the goal was correctly disallowed by an ambush.
In the 65th minute, striker Kroos fired again outside the penalty area, but this time the ball fell straight into Simón’s hands.
A quarter of an hour before the end of the match, Karim Benzema led his team in the result. The French forward intercepted a Carvajal cross with his head in a wonderful way and with his first accurate shot in the goal he made it 2: 1.
In the second minute of extra time, Vesga wasted a golden opportunity for his team to take a point away from the “kings”, after failing to overcome Courtois from a clear position. Instead, on the counterattack, Benzema scored his second goal, shaping the final score.
Real Madrid – Athletic Bilbao 3: 1
Goal scorers:
1: 0 – Kroos 45 + 1 ‘
eleven – 52 ‘cap
twenty-one – Benzema 74 ‘
3: 1 – Benzema 90 + 2 ‘
Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Mendy, Kroos, Modric, Valverde (Isco – 64 ‘), Vázquez (Rodrigo – 76’), Benzema, Vinicius (Asensio – 64 ‘)
Athletic Bilbao: Simon, Capa (Cura – 80 ‘), Jeray, Martínez, Bercice, D. García, Vencedor (Vesga – 67’), De Marcos (Muniain – 80 ‘), R. García, Berenger (Córdoba – 59’), Williams (Free vial – 67 ‘)
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