Min. 64
Camavinga is being one of the best in Madrid. The midfielder position, which he has taken since Tchouaméni’s injury, suits the young French midfielder wonderfully.
Min. 61
Yellow for Camavinga for a tackle on Yuri.
Min. 60
And now it is Nacho who avoids a clear opportunity from Berenguer. The Athletic winger leaves Militao seated and, when he is about to shoot, the Madrid defender appears like lightning to block his shot.
Min. 59 ALMOST GOT NACHO!
The defender gets oil from a chaotic play in the local area and is close to making the second for Madrid, but Unai Simón was able to deflect his shot from point-blank range.
Min. 58
Yellow for Vivian for a tackle on Mendy. The second for Athletic.
Min. 54
San Mamés roars, season record in terms of attendance, almost 50,000 seats occupied.
Min. 52
Nico Williams is signing a great game, the best of the locals. The young striker had a brush with Vinicius, but they both quickly settled it by hugging each other.
Min. 49
Yellow for Yuri, who hits Asensio several times in a divided ball. The Basque defense does not protest.
Min. 46
The second half begins like the first, with Athletic focusing the attack on Nico’s band and looking for Iñaki in finishing positions.
The second part begins in San Mamés! No news in the eleven.
End of the first part!!!
Madrid win 0-1 thanks to a goal from Benzema. Athletic started the game better but the whites got into tune with the passing of the minutes. After the Frenchman’s goal, Ancelotti’s men made the rhythm of the game their own. We’ll be right back to tell you about the second half.
Min. 45
Athletic was encouraged in the last actions of the first part, although with little success in the final meters.
Min. 41
Yuri can continue, he is already on the pitch.
Min. 40
Be careful that Yuri is injured. He looks like he has dislocated his little finger during a crash. The medical assistants come out to attend to the winger and Ancelotti worries about the Basque.
Min. 37
Athletic entrusts itself to the wing centers to try to hurt Madrid, but the white defense is responding very well to the challenge. Militao is very in tune.
Min. 34
Madrid is very comfortable, with confidence in crescendo. The whites have decided to add ice to the Basque caldera and now they are lords and masters of the match.
Min. 30
Madrid begins to accumulate arrivals and Athletic deflates at times, which is knocked out after Benzema’s goal. Whites are made with the match handle.
Min. 27
The game heats up. Yuri and Nacho face each other, the referee Sánchez Martínez tries to calm them down.
Valverde crosses into the Athletic box, Asensio manages to finish it off with a header and the Frenchman, always with the cane, shoots Unai Simón with his left foot with a great shot. 0-1 for Madrid.
Min 24. GOOOOOOOOOL FOR MADRID, GOAL BY BENZEMAAAA
Min. 21
Another clear one for Athletic, this time it was Iñaki Williams. The forward arrives in transition, wins the duel against Mendy and tries to cut Courtois, who covered his goal very well. The striker comes out brushing the post.
Min. 19
Asensio requests a penalty. The Spaniard had won the position from Yuri and Yuri seems to push him on the shoulder, but outside the area. The referee says that there is nothing.
Min.16 ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡NICOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Tremendous pipe from the striker to Camavinga in the front and a very good shot at the long post, which just missed.
Min. 14
Athletic knows where to hurt Madrid. The local strikers put a lot of pressure on Rudiger, who has made quite a few mistakes when it comes to getting the ball played in recent games. Ancelotti tells the German not to get complicated and to look for long balls.
Min.11
Athletic has had it! Great header from Paredes and a great response from Courtois, who avoids the first local goal.
Min. 10
Madrid began to get hold of the ball little by little. Visitors are increasingly comfortable in the always demanding San Mamés.
Min. 7
Great play by Vinicus, who gives in to Mendy and he crosses to Benzema. The Madrid forward sends the ball over the goal defended by Unai Simón. Good first approach from Ancelotti’s men.
High pressure from the Basques, Madrid suffers to get it played.
Athletic launched strongly in the first minutes. He has the ball and tries to do damage from the right wing, where the skillful Nico Williams is located.
COOOOOM THE MATCH BEGINS!!!!
De Marcos and Benzema greet each other, today captains. Athletic unites before the initial whistle while Madrid is already positioned on the field.
Impressive staging of the Bilbao fans. War chants in San Mamés to receive the current League champion.
The 22 footballers are already in the changing room tunnel, THIS STARTS NOW!
Energetic atmosphere in La Catedral. Madrid, as almost always when they visit Bilbao, took a good whistle when they went out to warm up.
Ceballos and Asensio, two of the best during Madrid’s cup comeback against Villarreal (2-3), will start the game from the start. The winger improved Rodrygo’s performance at La Cerámica and the brilliant Andalusian was key in the Whites’ standings with an assist and a goal.
Ancelotti strip of meritocracy, this is his eleventh: Courtois; Nacho, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Camavinga, Ceballos, Valverde, Asensio; Vinicius and Bezema.
The people from Bilbao come out with the following team: Unai Simón; De Marcos, Paredes, Vivian, Berchiche; Zarraga, Vesga, Sancet; Nico Williams, Berenguer and Inaki Williams.
Good night! In a little less than half an hour the great game of the day begins, Athletic Bilbao – Real Madrid in San Mamés. Let’s go with the eleven of Valverde and Ancelotti.
