Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu, Claudiu Badea – Published on Sunday, April 20, 2025 23:56 / Updated Monday, April 21, 2025 00:01
Real Madrid won inextremis, 1-0, to the detriment of Athletic Bilbao, in stage 32 of La Liga. The only goal of the dispute was scored by Federico Valverde, in the 90+3 minute.
As a result of this victory, Real Madrid remained 4 points behind the leader Barcelona, with 6 stages before the end.
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The elimination from the “quarters” of the Champions League felt for Real Madrid. In the first half, the “galactics” did not have important opportunities, and at the end of the 45 minutes, small whistles were heard from the supporters present on Santiago Bernabeu.
Carlo Ancelotti's band has returned much better from the changing rooms. In the 61st minute, after numerous attacks of the Madrid, the head of Jude Bellingham, from a corner executed by Luka Modric, was excellent by Unai Simon, representing the biggest opportunity at that time.
Vinicius believed that he hit the 80th minute. The Brazilian entered the box and sent the ball into the gate of Bilbao. However, the success was canceled on the grounds of offside, due to the previous touch of Endrick, who was in an irregular position.
The decisive blow came in the 90+3 minute. Valverde had a characteristic execution, hitting the full ball inside the box. His execution went straight to the gate.
With this success, Carlo Ancelotti's band reached 69 points accumulated in La Liga. Barcelona is a leader, with 73 points, while Atletico Madrid occupies the podium, with 63 points. All three have the same number of matches played, 32.
Final »Real Madrid – Athletic Bilbao 1-0
Real Madrid – Athletic Bilbao »Start teams
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Courtois – Valverde, ASENCI, Rudiger, Cammbunga – Modric, Tchouameni, Cebalos – Bellingham – Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
Reserves: Gonzalez, Lunin, Alaba, Vallejo, F. Garcia, Vazquez, Guler, B. Diaz, Endrick
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1): Simon – Gorosabel, U. Nunez, A. Paredes, Boiro – Prados, Vesga – Djalo, Berenger, U. Gomez – Guruzeta
Reserves: Agirrezabala, Berchiche, de Marcos, Lekue, Vivian, Y. Alvarez, de Galarreta, Canales, Sancet, Jauregizar, I. Williams, Sannadi
Coach: Ernesto Valverde
