“Creamy” failed to get closer to "Barcelona".
Real Madrid lost to Athletic Bilbao in an away match of the 19th round of the 2024/25 Spanish La Liga. The match at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao ended with a score of 2:1.
In the 14th minute, the “Royal Club” could have opened the scoring in the match, but Kylian Mbappe's goal was cancelled due to offside.
At the start of the second half, the Basques took the lead – Alex Berenguer scored in the 53rd minute.
In the 68th minute, the “creamy ones” had an excellent chance to equalize the score, but Mbappe missed the penalty.
Ten minutes later, Carlo Ancelotti's charges finally got even thanks to the efforts of Jude Bellingham.
However, “Athletic” managed to snatch victory – the decisive goal was scored in the 80th minute by Gorka Guruzeta.
Ukrainian goalkeeper of “Blancos” Andriy Lunin spent this match on the bench. The goal of “Real” was defended by the Belgian Thibaut Courtois.
Review of the match “Athletic” Bilbao – “Real” Madrid
“Real” (33 points) remained in second place in La Liga, failing to get closer to the leader “Barcelona” (37 points). However, “creamy” has a match in hand. Athletic are in fourth place with 29 points.
In the next round of La Liga, Madrid will play away against Girona on December 7, and the Basques will host Villarreal a day later.