Real Madrid welcomed Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to earn maximum points at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men pushed on in search of the winning goal in the second half and finally found it in injury-time when Federico Valverde got his name on the scoresheet. The contest ended with Real Madrid earning a last-gasp 1-0 win at the Bernabeu.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Athletic Bilbao.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 6.5/10
Courtois made one good save at the back and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Federico Valverde – 8.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and made two good chances going forward. He ended up scoring the winning goal in injury time.
CB: Raul Asencio – 6.5/10
Asencio put his foot through the ball when required and did enough to secure a shutout.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 7/10
He performed his defensive responsibilities well and would be quite pleased after keeping the opposition attackers at bay.
LB: Eduardo Camavinga – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and was lively in the opponent’s half.
CM: Luka Modric – 7.5/10
Modric engineered a handful of inviting chances for his teammates in the final third.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 8/10
He anchored the midfield really well but lacked quality going forward.
CM: Dani Ceballos – 6.5/10
Ceballos proved his worth at times but was replaced in the 57th minute.
CAM: Jude Bellingham – 6/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but struggled to take his chances.
ST: Rodrygo – 6.5/10
Rodrygo had a few bright moments up top but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
ST: Vinicius Jr. – 8/10
He was always willing to create chances for others around him and made a few dangerous runs with the ball in the opponent’s half.
Substitutes:
ST: Endrick – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game after coming off the bench.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 6.5/10
Diaz made one positive run with the ball.
CAM: Arda Guler – 6/10
He made one good chance in the final third.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – N/A
