Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in Spanish La Liga Matchday 19 home match. The fight was postponed to an earlier date due to the teams' participation in the Spanish Super Cup (January 13-17, 2021).

Already in the 13th minute, Raul Garcia put the “Basques” in a difficult position, earning a second yellow card and sending off. Zinedine Zidane's charges took the lead “into the locker room”: Toni Kroos scored from Vinicius Junior's pass in the added time for the first half.

Immediately after the break, the “red-whites” managed to level the score with the efforts of Ander Capa.

However, towards the end of the match, “Real” added and snatched victory - Karim Benzema issued a double, scoring his ninth and tenth goals for the Madrid club this season.

The victory allowed the " The “Royal Club” caught up on points with the leaders - “Real Sociedad” and “Atletico” (all three have 26 points, but “mattress” have two games in hand).

Athletic remained 13th (14 points).

14th round of La Liga - December 18-20: Real Madrid meet Eibar, and the Bilbao team will host Huesca.