Real Madrid vs Athletic Club (3-0)
A hat-trick from Karim Benzema saw Real Spanish capital beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in LaLiga on Sunday to reclaim from an unsatisfactory draw at Leganes last day out.
Zinedine Zidane’s men have left seven points behind bitter rivals Atletico Spanish capital in second when they persuade Eibar on Saturday. However, Los Blancos nearly did enough because of Benzema at the Santiago Bernabeu in a very match which will not live long within the memory.
Madrid was particularly poor ANd lacking in concepts against an Athletic aspect up for a scuffle throughout a woeful half that did very little to capture the imagination.
But the breakthrough did arrive early within the last half courtesy of the in-form Benzema, and he adscititious two well-taken finishes late on to conclude a reasonably easy to persuade Champions League-chasing Athletic.
A frustratingly aggressive half passed with precious very little excitement, as Athletic’s attackers did not meet up significantly effectively and Spanish capital lacked innovative.
The most likely move at either finish resulted within the solely shot not off course of the first forty-five minutes just before half-time, as Raul Garcia’s header from a corner was straightforwardly plucked from the air by Keylor Navas.
Madrid quickly stepped things up when the break, however, as Benzema rose to fulfill Marco Asensio’s cross with a header that was too powerful for character Herrerin to stay out.
Benzema was taking the sport to Athletic nearly singlehandedly and went shut once more simply before the hour, receiving Lucas Vazquez’s cut-back and swing the first-time effort agonizingly full of the bottom-left corner.
The European found the target thirteen minutes from time, however, pendulous in a very Luka Modric corner to form the foremost of Herrerin’s poor positioning.
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Goals
| 47′ | Real Madrid | K. Benzema |
| 76′ | Real Madrid | K. Benzema |
| 90′ | Real Madrid | K. Benzema |
Real Madrid – Athletic Club Lineups
| 1 | Keylor Navas |
| 2 | Daniel Carvajal |
| 5 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Jesús Vallejo |
| 12 | Marcelo |
| 10 | Luka Modrić |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Marco Asensio |
Athletic Club Lineups
| 13 | Iago Herrerín |
| 15 | Íñigo Lekue |
| 5 | Yeray Álvarez |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 12 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 6 | Mikel San José |
| 7 | Beñat Etxebarria |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 11 | Íñigo Córdoba |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Real Madrid – Athletic Club Match Statistics
Real Madrid |
Athletic Club |
|
| 11 | Shots Total | 5 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 2 | Shots blocked | 0 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 56% | Possession Time | 44% |
| 530 | Passes Total | 403 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 85% | Accurate Passes% | 80% |
🏁 FP: @RealMadrid 3-0 @AthleticClub
⚽ @Benzema 47′, 76′, 90′#Emirates | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/e2xv9Aq8Pp— Real Madrid C.F.⚽ (@realmadrid) April 21, 2019