Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Club: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Benzema

MADRID. Real Madrid beats Athletic Club 1-0 after K. Benzema scored just 1 goal (40′). Real Madrid was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos who was helped by Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.​

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  Real Madrid

  1

  

  Athletic Club

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  1 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 62% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Athletic Club was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Real Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Real Madrid shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Athletic Club shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (L. Modric and Casemiro). On the other side, Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (O. Zarraga, I. Lekue and I. Williams).

After this match, Real Madrid will have 33 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Athletic Club will stay with 20 points like Espanyol and Osasuna to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Madrid will play away against Real Sociedad on the 4th of December with a 18-4 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (5 draws).

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  Real Sociedad

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  Real Madrid

  2

  

  4 Dec 2021 Full time

Athletic Club will play away against Getafe on the 6th of December with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (12 draws).

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  Getafe

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  Athletic Club

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  6 Dec 2021 Full time

Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Carlo Ancelotti chose to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois (7.0), Lucas Vázquez (7.3), Éder Militão (7.5), David Alaba (7.2), Ferland Mendy (7.3), Luka Modrić (7.4), Casemiro (7.1), Toni Kroos (7.6), Marco Asensio (7.1), Karim Benzema (7.5) and Vinícius Júnior (7.8).

Substitutes

Real Madrid made 4 changes: M. Asensio for Rodrygo (64′), L. Modric for F. Valverde (70′), T. Kroos for E. Camavinga (80′) and Lucas for N. Fernandez (81′).

Top player: Vinícius Júnior

The player who no doubt impressed Real Madrid the most was Vinícius Júnior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 49 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Athletic Club: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Marcelino García Toral played with: Unai Simón (7.4), Íñigo Lekue (6.4), Yeray Álvarez (6.8), Unai Núñez (6.9), Mikel Balenziaga (6.8), Oier Zarraga (6.7), Dani García (6.6), Unai Vencedor (6.9), Iker Muniain (7.2), Raúl García (7.2) and Iñaki Williams (6.5).

Substitutes

Athletic Club made 5 changes: I. Lekue for O. de Marcos (46′), U. Vencedor for N. Williams (64′), R. Garcia for O. Sancet (70′), I. Muniain for A. Berenguer (70′) and D. Garcia for M. Vesga (82′).

Best player: Unai Simón

The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was the goalkeeper: Unai Simón. His rating is 7.42. He performed 6 saves.