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The visitors were left to play most of the match with just 10 players after Raul Garcia was sent off after being shown his second yellow card in the opening 13 minutes for a pair of fouls. Zidane's side took firm control in the latter stages of the first half and it finally paid off just before the break with an exquisite strike from Toni Kroos to give Real a 1-0 lead after the opening 45 minutes. Real Madrid players celebrate after scoring a goal against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga.  Getty Images Bilbao, who had looked dangerous at times in the first half, levelled the score shortly after th...

Dec 16, 2020 - 12:58 am By Staff Reporter Real Madrid managed to overcome a stubborn Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to maintain their title pursuit in LaLiga on Tuesday evening. A solitary switch from Los Blancos from the win over Atletico Madrid saw Federico Valverde filling the spot of Carlos Casemiro, who missed out through suspension. Athletic were given a baptism of fire in the first 13 minutes after Raul Garcia received a red card for a second bookable offence following a foul on Toni Kroos. Thereafter, Real missed two clear openings to hit the front foot through a close-range str...

Zidane hails Benzema as best ever France centre-forward 269 Karim Benzema as the best centre-forward in French history after his match- winning double against Athletic Bilbao put them joint top of La Liga on Tuesday. Benzema, 32, struck twice late on, heading home a cross with 16 minutes remaining and finishing clinically in stoppage time from Luka Modric’s pass. Afterwards Zidane had no hesitation in declaring Benzema as France’s best ever centre-forward, putting him at the top of a list that includes Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappe, Jean-Pierre Papin and Just Fontaine. “For me, he’s th...

Benzema scores twice, Real Madrid beats 10-man Bilbao 3-1 By JOSEPH WILSONDecember 15, 2020 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema scored two late goals to give Real Madrid a 3-1 win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao, helping lift his team level on points with the front-runners of the Spanish league on Tuesday. Bilbao proved to be tough opponent at Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium despite playing most of the match with only 10 men. But when the Basque Country team was threatening to at least salvage a point, Benzema scored his team-high ninth and 10th goals of the season. “For me (Benzema) is the...

Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Club: Player Ratings as Los Blancos Earn Crucial Win Real Madrid move joint-top of the league with their win | Denis Doyle/Getty Images Real Madrid scraped past ten-man Athletic Bilbao thanks to a late brace from star-man Karim Benzema. The visitors played most of the game with 10 men after veteran midfielder Raul Garcia was given a second yellow card in the 13th minute of the game. It took Zinedine Zidane's side a while to get going though, before Toni Kroos' low drive from the edge of the box found the bottom corner in first half injury time.