This Wednesday, in a delayed match of the ninth round of the Spanish League, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao by 1-0, at home. With that, the meringues took the lead in the tournament.
The hosts even started the first stage better, dominating possession, but the visitors were the first to startle. On minute 26, Raúl Garcia headed hard after a cross from the right and forced Coutois to perform a miracle.
The Madrid team’s response came out at 39, and it was fatal. After a good individual play by Vinícius Jr., Asensio took the risk from a distance and Simón held up. Modric took the leftover and hit it first, but crookedly. Luckily for the Croatian, Benzema threw himself on the ball and puffed up the net.
In the second half, Bilbao went up in search of a draw. At 23 minutes, Unai Núñez appeared free after a free kick and tested centimeters from the crossbar. In the sequence, Sancet made a beautiful play in the area and submitted a cross. Clever, Courtois went out to muffle the shot and send the danger blunt.
At 40, Militão was the one who shone. Vesga took advantage of the cross and headed it off, but saw the Brazilian defender throw himself into the small area to block the attempt and guarantee the merengue triumph.
With the result, Real Madrid isolated themselves in the lead of Espanyol, with 36 points, seven more than Atlético de Madrid, in second place. Athletic is in ninth, with 20.
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