BILBAO. Real Madrid tops Athletic Club with a 2-0 win with a goal from Rodrygo (28′) and a goal from J. Bellingham (36′).

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 48,927 spectators.​ The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano assisted by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.89 degrees Celsius or 73.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Athletic Club shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Iker Muniain, Daniel Vivian and Iñaki Williams). Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (David Alaba).

Standings

After playing this match, Athletic Club stays with 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Real Madrid has 3 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away with Osasuna on the 19th of August with a 16-9 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (7 draws).

Real Madrid will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 27th of August with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (7.9), Óscar de Marcos (6.2), Daniel Vivian (6.5), Aitor Paredes (6.8), Íñigo Lekue (6.7), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (6.6), Mikel Vesga (6.8), Nico Williams (5.9), Unai Gómez (6.4), Iker Muniain (6.3) and Iñaki Williams (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Julen Agirrezabala, Álex Berenguer (6.5), Oihan Sancet (6.8), Gorka Guruzeta (7.0), Imanol García de Albéniz (6.8), Asier Villalibre, Ander Herrera (6.8), Raúl García, Peru Nolaskoain Esnal, Javier Martón Ansó, Malcom Ares and Beñat Prados.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Iker Muniain for Oihan Sancet (46′), Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (46′), Nico Williams for Gorka Guruzeta (46′), Mikel Vesga for Ander Herrera (64′) and Íñigo Lekue for Imanol García de Albéniz (71′).

Best player: Unai Simón​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was the goalkeeper: Unai Simón. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Andriy Lunin (7.5), Daniel Carvajal (8.1), Éder Militão (6.9), David Alaba (8.5), Fran García (7.0), Federico Valverde (7.0), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.5), Eduardo Camavinga (7.6), Jude Bellingham (8.5), Vinícius Júnior (6.8) and Rodrygo (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nacho Fernández, Toni Kroos (6.4), Luka Modrić, Joselu, Álvaro Odriozola, Lucas Vázquez, Brahim Díaz, Antonio Rüdiger (6.6), Fran González, Lucas Cañizares and Fran González.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: Éder Militão for Antonio Rüdiger (50′), Eduardo Camavinga for Toni Kroos (71′), Rodrygo for Joselu (80′) and Vinícius Júnior for Luka Modrić (80′).

Best player: David Alaba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was David Alaba even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 81 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Athletic Club – Real Madrid – 0-2
• Real Sociedad – Girona – 1-1
• Las Palmas – Mallorca – 1-1