Goal

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  • 93'
    FT: Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao. Cristiano Ronaldo's late goal earns Real Madrid a share of the spoils here after it had looked like Iñaki Williams' first-half strike would be enough to secure the visitors the victory.
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  • 92'
    Carvajal is booked for a challenge from behind on Muniain.
  • 91'
    Poor from Bale as his effort flies 10ft too high and 10ft too wide of the far post,
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 90'
    A dangerous free-kick here for Real as San Jose clatters Vazquez on the edge of the box. Bale fancies this one.
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  • 89'
    San Jose is booked for tugging back Modric on halfway.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 87'
  • 87'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! RONALDO! Modric takes aim from the edge of the box following a corner and Ronaldo gets a flick on it on the way through to level the scores!
  • 85'
    Williams is replaced by Aritz Aduriz for Bilbao.
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  • 84'
    De Marcos clips the heels of Marcelo and goes into the referee's book.
  • 83'
    San Jose looks to pick out Munain who is all on his own in the middle, but Navas is off his line to claim the cross.
  • 79'
    Several corners for the home side but they fail to make them count.
  • 75'
    Kepa drops to his left to keep out Vazquez's effort but he didn't catch it very well at all.
  • 73'
    WHAT A BLOCK! Martinez does brilliantly to block Ronaldo's low effort away for a corner following a rapid Real counter.
  • 72'
    Bale looks to help Marcelo's cross from the left goalwards but he doesn't get enough on it and it drops short of the near post.
  • 69'
    Isco and Bale replace Asensio and Benzema for Real, whilst Iker Muniain replaces Cordoba for Bilbao.
  • 65'
    Iturraspe is booked for a poor challenge on Modric on halfway.
  • 64'
    OFF THE BAR! The ball comes in low from the right and Navas makes a meal of it. It comes to Cordoba at the far post, but his effort is blocked on the line by Carvajal, whilst Raul Garcia can only smash the rebound off the bar from the penalty spot! It really should be two!
  • 61'
    Ronaldo is shoved off the ball in the box by Martinez but the referee immediately waves away the protests, instead pointing for a corner.
  • 58'
    Ramos needs some treatment after clashing heads with Lekue in an aerial challenge.
  • 57'
    Modric fires wide from the edge of the box.
  • 56'
    A couple of nervy moments for Real as Navas races off his line when it really wasn't necessary and just to say gets there before Williams, before the strike nearly takes advantage of a defensive mix-up in the six-yard box..
  • 54'
    Most of Real's threat is coming down the wings here but the visitors are holding firm so far.
  • 50'
    Martinez is lucky to avoid a booking after a late challenge on Ronaldo from behind.
  • 47'
    Kepa starts where he left off as he gathers Vazquez's cross from the right.
  • 46'
    The visitors get us back underway here! Can they hold on to claim a surprise win?
  • 45'
    HT: Real Madrid 0-1 Athletic Bilbao. Iñaki Williams' goal is the difference between the sides at the break, with Kepa Arrizabalaga in the visiting goal proving impossible to beat so far.
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  • 45'
    Vazquez scythes down Cordoba and is booked for his troubles.
  • 45'
    2 minutes added on.
  • 43'
    What a save! Asensio wriggles into space in the box and shoots low but Kepa makes another brilliant save, throwing out a big right hand to tip the ball around the post for a corner.
  • 42'
    Varane makes a vital challenge to prevent Williams from going one-on-one with Navas. Excellent challenge from the Frenchman.
  • 40'
    The German puts the ball in the box but it is too long and Kepa gathers.
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  • 39'
    Williams is booked for tripping Marcelo and Kroos will swing the ball in again.
  • 37'
    Raul Garcia goes for an audacious chip from the narrowest of angles out on the left but it drifts just over the bar.
  • 37'
    Vazquez bursts into the box before crossing low for Ronaldo but Kepa gets down low to claim the ball. Ronaldo halfheartedly appeals for a penalty but even he didn't believe he would actually get one.
  • 36'
    Vazquez crosses from the right but Bilbao briefly clear before Real plot another attack.
  • 33'
    Carvajal appears to have done himself a mischief trying to dispossess Balenziaga.
  • 31'
    GOOD SAVE! Another good stop from Kepa as he parries away Varane's header after he met Kroos' in-swinging free-kick from the left.
  • 27'
    Iñiogo Martinez hacks Marcelo's dangerous cross to safety.
  • 24'
    Williams looks to latch onto a ball over the top but Navas is off his line quickly to deal with the danger.
  • 22'
    Ronaldo forces a corner down the left, but Asensio can only blaze over after a quickly-taken set-piece routine.
  • 18'
    Kepa makes a good, low save to deny Marcelo.
  • 16'
    Kepa gets up again to gather Ramos' header and ease the pressure on the Basques.
  • 16'
    GOOD SAVE! Ronaldo gathers a low cross from the left and looks for the bottom corner but Kepa gets down well to deny him.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Athletic en el 14'
  • 14'
    GOAL! ATHLETIC BILBAO! WILLIAMS! Cool as a cucumber! Raul Garcia slips Iñaki Williams in behind with a wonderful through ball and the striker does the rest, dinking over Keylor Navas and into the back of the net! Cat, meet pigeons.
  • 13'
    Ronaldo cuts in from the left but his effort is tame by his standards and drops wide of the far post.
  • 9'
    OFF THE BAR! Ronaldo meets a cross from Carvajal on the right with an arching header but his effort crashes back off the crossbar and back into play.
  • 7'
    CHANCE! San Jose of all people is slipped in behind by Raul Garcia but he is denied by Keylor Navas at the near post.
  • 6'
    Real press forward again but the visitors stand firm.
  • 4'
    Ramos hacks away a low cross from Cordoba as the visitors look to threaten.
  • 3'
    Ronaldo's first action doesn't go to plan as Lekue easily dispossesses him down the Madrid left.
  • 1'
    Real Madrid get us underway here at the Bernabeu!
Start of match

Start of match

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    The players are out on the pith and we'll be underway shortly!
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    We're closing in on kick-off here.
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    Warm-ups are underway here:
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    It's fair to say Real Madrid are in form at home going into this one:
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    It a wonderful evening for a game of football in the Spanish capital:
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    Former Real Madrid target Kepa Arrizabalaga starts for Bilbao, who boast a strong bench, with Iker Muniain, Markel Susaeta and Aritz Aduriz all deemed unworthy of a start.
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    So, a very attacking side from Real who appear to be starting with Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio out wide in a 4-4-2 system, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema leading the line.
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    Athletic Bilbao: Arrizabalaga; De Marcos, Núñez, I.Martínez, Balenziaga; San José, Iturraspe, I.Lekue; Raúl García, Córdoba, Williams. Subs: Iago Herrerín, Yeray, Beñat, Muniain, Susaeta, Mikel Rico, Aduriz.
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    Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Vazquez, Kroos, Modric, Asensio; Ronaldo, Benzema. Subs: Casilla, Vallejo, Bale, Casemiro, Theo, Isco, Kovacic.
Info

Pre-match

18 April 2018, 21:30

Referee: J. Martínez Munuera

Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

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    Hello and welcome! We've got some midweek La Liga action for you tonight as Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu.