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Real Madrid

  • Sneijder 12’
  • Higuaín 27’, 58’

Athletic Bilbao

  • Etxeberria 33’
  • Iraola 44’ (pen.)

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Real Madrid
    • Athletic Bilbao
    • 90+2' The final whistle goes and battling Bilbao drop into the relegation zone while Real go up to third.
    • 87' Guti through ball for Higuain is well-weighted and the Argentinian is through on goal... The linesman leaves it very late before lifting his flag! Higuain was level when the ball was played. He'll have to wait for his first Real hat-trick.
    • 86' Llorente bursts forward, beats Pepe and SHOOTS... OFF THE POST!! Casillas was well beaten! What a chance for the equaliser, unlucky!
    • 84' Now Yeste comes off for Susaeta as Bilbao push for the equaliser.
    • 82' Gabilondo is replaced by Casas.
    • 82' Raul sends in a cross that Higuain takes on his chest... Ocio does well to put him off and dispossess him.
    • 78' Amorebieta goes through the back of Higuain... He's off! The referee gives him a straight red card for his first foul of the game! It was not a dangerous foul, just a silly one. Athletic's hopes of getting something from this match diminish futrher.
    • 74' Pepe whacks the ball into Yeste as the Bilbao man is on the floor, and then goes flying as he tries to get Llorente sent off! The referee gives Athletic a free-kick, but becuase he thinks Yests was fouled, whne in fact he just got the ball struck into his nether regions! Anyway, Yests strikes the free-kick right into the wall.
    • 69' bilbao are sticking to their guns, and have not been too rattled by the goal. Perhaps that's their problem, they were faring better when they were scrapping desperately for every ball. Higuain is on a hat-trick, but he blasts a shot over the bar on this occasion.
    • 64' Orbaiz ploughs into the side of Michel Salgado with all the subtlety of an bull elephant on heat! He gets booked, but he must have expected that. Guti has come on for van der Vaart.
    • 59' GOLGOLGOLGOLGOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Fernando Gago evades a tackle in midfield and slips a through ball upfield for Higuain to pounce on and finish clinically past Iraizoz and Real are back in front!
    • 58' Garmendia immediately makes an impression and he carries the ball down the wing. He pulls the ball back across goal for GABILONDO... Hit first-time JUST wide of the mark! Casillas was rooted to the spot!
    • 56' Veteran Etxeberria has played his part in this game - scoring his 100th goal for Athleitc - and he is replaced by Garmendia.
    • 55' some wonderful play from both sides, with plenty of one-touch moves forward from Real and swift breaks from Athletic.
    • 51' Bilbao can't clear a cross and the ball pings around the area and now HEINZE BLASTS AGAINST THE BAR!!! Incredible spell for Real!
    • 50' Robben cuts in from the right and is about to shoot when Higuain takes it off him and HITS THE POST!! Great effort from the goalscorer!
    • 48' A predictably high octane start to the half, with play going from end to end. No real chances as yet.
    • 46' The second half has kicked off at the Bernabeu. It could all kick off between the players again very soon.
    • 45+3' In the middle of all that chaos, the referee blows for half-time! Roll on the second half.
    • 45+1' It's all going off now, there are yeloow cards being brandished all over the place as first Sneijder and then Etxeberria are fouled cyncially and players engage in the obligatory handbags! This match is set for a cracking second half, if the first half ever gets finished!
    • 45' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Iraola sends Casillas the wrong way and powers his spot-kick into the bottom corner!
    • 44' Athletic have free-kick, a great chance to equalise. Yeste curls it in and Llorente jumps... The referee has given a penalty! It seems he's given it for Heinze's hand being in Llornete's face. technically speaking, it is a penalty, but it's a very harsh one. Iraola will take it...
    • 41' Athletic coach Joaquín Caparrós is having a right go at the Real bench, and is having to be restrained by the fourth official! Not sure what he's so angry about, but Bernd Schuster can't help but chuckle at his opposite number's rage!
    • 38' Pepe is booked for a foul in midfield. Yeste will send the ball in, but it's a poor delivery and the ball is cleared.
    • 35' GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Bilbao are back in it as Etxeberria's dummy finds its way to Yests, who returns the ball to him and the Bilbao veteran fires into the far corner for his 100th gaol for the club!
    • 34' Now Michel Salgado is down as he gets Llorente's shoulder full in the face! The right-back is made of stern stuff though, and he's soon up on his feet again.
    • 29' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOL! Excellent goal from Real as they double their lead! Van der Vaart's little flick is dummied by Raul and Gonzalo Higuain fires across the face of goal into the bottom corner!
    • 27' Robben is through one-on-one and he has pace to burn! Iraizoz is quick off his line and slides in to make a perfectly-timed interception! That was all or nothing for the Bilbao keeper.
    • 22' Pepe is down injured after his knee took a nasty hit when he dived to block a shot. The Portugal international defender is stretchered off but is soon allowed back on to the pitch.
    • 20' Three Bilbao players dummy the ball and it rolls to Etxeberria who SHOOTS... Wide of the target. This game has been nice and open so far.
    • 19' Higuain rides a challenge to get to the byline and pulla ball back for SNEIJDER... HE HITS THE POST!! Iraizoz was well beaten but the ball rebounds off the foot of the post and away to safety!
    • 18' Llorente gets a good header on target, but Casillas manages to get down to block it. First real chance for Athletic.
    • 13' GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Real ahead! Heinze plays it up to Sneijder, who turns in the blink of an eye and bursts forward before firing low into the net for his first of the season! Great goal.
    • 7' Higuain latches on to van der Vaart's lovely through ball and slots the ball past the keeper into the net, but the flag is up for offside! Replays show the Argentinian was comfortably level with the last man.
    • 3' Sneijder picks up the ball in his own half and goes for goal!! Iraizoz was off hi line and backpedals frantically to try and recover in time, but he in on his knees as he sees the ball sail a few feet wide of the target! Great effort from the Dutchman!
    • 1' The match at the Santiago Bernabeu is underway!
    • 19:59 There is no van Nistelrooy or Ramos for Real, through suspension and a row with the coach respectively. If this game is half as good as the one we just saw at El Madrigal then we are in for a treat. However, Real have not been playing like champions much so far this season.
    • 19:59 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao!

  • Team Stats

    Real Madrid Stats Athletic Bilbao
    53% Possession 46%
    20 Shots 15
    6 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 0
    7 Corners 6
    16 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 1
    25 Tackles 12
    314 Accurate passes 280
    50 Bad passes 51

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 39 4 1
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 30 6 3
      2 Míchel Salgado 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 24 0 9
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 43 11 4
      8 Fernando Gago 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 47 2 4
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 15 2 0
      10 Wesley Sneijder 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 38 12 0
      7 Raúl González Blanco 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 4 0
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 2 6 3 1 1 2 0 20 1 2
      11 Arjen Robben 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 16 2 2
      9 Javier Saviola 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Mahamadou Diarra 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0
      21 Christoph Metzelder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 José Maria Guti 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 2 0
    • Athletic Bilbao
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gorka Iraizoz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      20 Aitor Ocio Carrión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2 1
      42 Mikel Balenziaga 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 8 1
      15 Andoni Iraola 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 0 3
      5 Fernando Amorebieta 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 2 0
      10 Francisco Javier Yeste 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 53 9 0
      11 Igor Gabilondo 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 16 8 0
      16 Pablo Orbáiz 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 55 8 4
      7 David López 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 23 1 1
      17 Joseba Etxeberría 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 10 5 0
      9 Fernando Llorente 0 4 0 5 2 2 0 23 2 1
      23 Javier Casas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      18 Carlos Gurpegui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Iñaki Muñoz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Joseba Garmendia 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 4 0
      14 Markel Susaeta Laskurain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      13 Armando Riveiro de Aguilar Malda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Ion Vélez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 86' Llorente bursts forward, beats Pepe and SHOOTS... OFF THE POST!! Casillas was well beaten! What a chance for the equaliser, unlucky!
    • 78' Amorebieta goes through the back of Higuain... He's off! The referee gives him a straight red card for his first foul of the game! It was not a dangerous foul, just a silly one. Athletic's hopes of getting something from this match diminish futrher.
    • 59' GOLGOLGOLGOLGOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Fernando Gago evades a tackle in midfield and slips a through ball upfield for Higuain to pounce on and finish clinically past Iraizoz and Real are back in front!
    • 51' Bilbao can't clear a cross and the ball pings around the area and now HEINZE BLASTS AGAINST THE BAR!!! Incredible spell for Real!
    • 50' Robben cuts in from the right and is about to shoot when Higuain takes it off him and HITS THE POST!! Great effort from the goalscorer!
    • 45' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Iraola sends Casillas the wrong way and powers his spot-kick into the bottom corner!
    • 44' Athletic have free-kick, a great chance to equalise. Yeste curls it in and Llorente jumps... The referee has given a penalty! It seems he's given it for Heinze's hand being in Llornete's face. technically speaking, it is a penalty, but it's a very harsh one. Iraola will take it...
    • 41' Athletic coach Joaquín Caparrós is having a right go at the Real bench, and is having to be restrained by the fourth official! Not sure what he's so angry about, but Bernd Schuster can't help but chuckle at his opposite number's rage!
    • 35' GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Bilbao are back in it as Etxeberria's dummy finds its way to Yests, who returns the ball to him and the Bilbao veteran fires into the far corner for his 100th gaol for the club!
    • 29' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOL! Excellent goal from Real as they double their lead! Van der Vaart's little flick is dummied by Raul and Gonzalo Higuain fires across the face of goal into the bottom corner!
    • 27' Robben is through one-on-one and he has pace to burn! Iraizoz is quick off his line and slides in to make a perfectly-timed interception! That was all or nothing for the Bilbao keeper.
    • 20' Three Bilbao players dummy the ball and it rolls to Etxeberria who SHOOTS... Wide of the target. This game has been nice and open so far.
    • 19' Higuain rides a challenge to get to the byline and pulla ball back for SNEIJDER... HE HITS THE POST!! Iraizoz was well beaten but the ball rebounds off the foot of the post and away to safety!
    • 13' GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Real ahead! Heinze plays it up to Sneijder, who turns in the blink of an eye and bursts forward before firing low into the net for his first of the season! Great goal.
    • 3' Sneijder picks up the ball in his own half and goes for goal!! Iraizoz was off hi line and backpedals frantically to try and recover in time, but he in on his knees as he sees the ball sail a few feet wide of the target! Great effort from the Dutchman!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas
    • M. Salgado Yellow Card
    • .. Pepe Yellow Card
    • G. Heinze
    • .. Marcelo Yellow Card
    • W. Sneijder Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
    • F. Gago
    • G. Higuaín Goals×2
    • R. van der Vaart Substitution Out (59′)
    • A. Robben
    • G. Raúl Substitution Out (88′)

    Subs

    • 21. C. Metzelder
    • 14. J. Guti Substitution In59′
    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola Substitution In88′
    • 6. M. Diarra Substitution In77′
    • 4. S. Ramos
    • 15. R. Drenthe

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • 17. R. van Nistelrooy

  • Athletic Bilbao

    Manager: Joaquín Caparrós

    Starting line-up

    • G. Iraizoz
    • A. Iraola
    • A. Ocio
    • F. Amorebieta Yellow Card
    • M. Balenziaga
    • I. Gabilondo Substitution Out (81′)
    • P. Orbaiz Yellow Card
    • J. Etxeberria Goal Substitution Out (56′)
    • F. Yeste Substitution In (83′)
    • D. López
    • F. Llorente Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 22. I. Muñoz
    • 18. C. Gurpegi
    • 13. A. Riveiro
    • 23. J. Casas Substitution In81′
    • 8. G. Garmendia Substitution In56′
    • 14. M. Susaeta Substitution In83′
    • 21. I. Vélez

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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