Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao: 2-0
"Real Madrid Vs Athletic Bilbao: 2-0", away from Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid started LaLiga 2023/2024 with a victory.
The Athletic vs Madrid match in the inaugural week of La Liga 2023/2024 will be held at San Mames Barria. Following Thibaut Courtois' injury, Andriy Lunin was sent off under Madrid's crossbar.
Jude Bellingham made his La Liga debut as a starter. The England national team player then contributed a goal in the 36th minute. Earlier, Rodrydo opened Madrid's lead in the 28th minute.
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This victory temporarily brought Real Madrid to the top of the Spanish League standings with three points.
The course of the match "Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao"
Madrid opened the lead in the 28th minute. Rodrygo has opened Madrid's goal account in La Liga this season.
Moving on the right flank, Rodrygo then stabbed into the box and teamed up with Carvajal. After receiving Carvajal's ball, Rodrygo fired a hard shot flat with his right foot to beat Unai Simon.
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Unai Simon made a double save to thwart Madrid's chance. The Bilbao goalkeeper denied David Alaba's header and then thwarted Madrid's follow-up effort.
Jude Bellingham doubled Madrid's lead in the 36th minute. Bellingham took advantage of a corner to put Madrid 2-0 ahead.
From a corner kick, Alaba sent the ball into the penalty area. Bellingham greeted him with a first-time kick. The ball had bounced to the ground and bounced past Unai Simon.
In the second half, Luka Modric, who just came on as a substitute, almost made an instant impact. But Modric's shot in the 83rd minute was still too weak and Unai Simon could secure.
Bilbao is not without opportunities. In the final minutes, the hosts also posed a threat. Sancet's shot in the 89th minute still bounced slightly over Madrid's crossbar.
From Berenguer's free kick, Paredes greeted with a header. But the ball was still wide of the target. Until the game was over, no additional goals were scored.
"Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao" line-up
Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simon; Oscar De Marcos, Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Inigo Lekue; Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Vesga; Nico Williams, Unai Gomez, Iker Muniain; Inaki Williams
Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin; Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Fran Garcia; Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga; Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior