All the action at the New San Mamés, captured here in full detail.
Athletic Club de Bilbao hosts Real Madrid this Saturday in the opening LaLiga clash of the 2023-24 season. Ernesto Valverde’s squad will chase three points with their home crowd behind them, yet taking down the reigning runners-up, the strong side led by Carlo Ancelotti, won’t be simple. This piece brings you everything happening in Spain’s Basque regional capital, from lineups and goals to video moments and match statistics.
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Minute 48. Militao sustains an injury after a twist in the left knee. The Brazilian leaves the field in tears. Rudiger enters the action.
Minute 46. The second half kicks off with Athletic making a triple substitution: Guruzeta, Berenguer and Sancet replace Unai Gómez, Muniain and Nico Williams.
Rest period observed.
45+ minute. Rodrygo nearly finds a spectacular goal. A sequence with Rodrygo and Bellingham ends with the Brazilian attempting a Chilean shot, which fails, and the rebound goes to Fran García who sends a poor final effort off target.
Minute 45. Four added minutes.
Minute 38. Athletic appeals for a penalty after Unai Gómez is clipped by Militao as he heads toward goal. The referee, Gil Manzano, waves play on. San Mamés erupts in protest.
Minute 36. Bellingham breaks through and scores! The English forward benefits from a fortunate rebound after a corner, slipping the ball past Unai Simón into the corner.
Minute 35. Vinicius nearly breaks the deadlock with a couple of smart moves, but Unai Simón disrupts the action just in time.
Minute 33. Alaba hits the post after Rodrygo’s follow-up kick from a corner brings the ball back into play.
Minute 28. Rodrygo strikes! Carvajal wins possession in the box, Rodrygo finishes low past Unai Simón.
Minute 22. Real Madrid’s first free kick. Bellingham plays to Rodrygo, who makes a stylish move, but Unai Simón clears the danger.
Minute 17. Vivian closes down Vinicius’ early foray into the area.
Minute 14. Fede Valverde from distance creates a moment but cannot bend it into the net.
Minute 8. Valverde pushes to the wing; a well-timed pass misses its target for Vinicius.
Minute 4. Yellow card shown to Muniain after a protest about a foul on Carvajal.
Minute 1. The match begins at San Mamés.
Both teams line up with warm-ups in progress on the pitch at San Mamés, with kickoff imminent.
Eleven confirmed by Athletic
Real Madrid wearing their traditional kit, supported by a strong show of crowd energy
Confirmed eleven from Real Madrid