Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga fixture between Athletic Club and Real Madrid. We'll bring you all the action as it happens at San Mames. Kick off is at 13:00 GMT.

Good save! Asensio gets his freekick strike on target, forcing Simon into a good save to keep the ball out of the net! The rebound falls to Carvajal, but he can't set up Benzema for the finish.

This is the first start Asensio has been handed since his long-awaited return from injury. Zidane has been re-introducing him gradually, but he's in the starting lineup from the start today.

Zidane has rung the changes for this match. Real Madrid got the job done against Getafe during the week, but it was probably their poorest display since the restart.

So just to recap, this is arguably the biggest hurdle Real Madrid have left to clear down the final stretch of this title race in La Liga. A win here would put them seven points clear at the top!

The match is under way! It's Athletic Club against Real Madrid in this Spanish Liga fixture!

Okay, here we go. We are about to get started at San Mames. Kick off is just moments away!

The players are coming out on to the pitch at San Mames. Bale has taken his customary seat in the stands.

Rodrygo has been preferred over Vinicius for this one. He made a good impression against Getafe during the week and has been rewarded for that.

Not long until kick off at San Mames. Kroos is on the bench for Real Madrid this evening, which is a little surprising given how strong the German midfielder's form has been in recent weeks.

This could be a big day in the Spanish title race, with both Barcelona and Real Madrid facing their toughest remaining tests of the run in. The former face Villarreal, with the latter up against Athletic Club.

I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me on Twitter ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts. Can Athletic Club disrupt Real Madrid's march to the title? Tweet me!

Kroos drops out! The German midfielder is dropped to the Real Madrid bench by Zidane for this one, with Hazard still out with a bit of a niggle. Rodrygo is picked from the start for the visitors!

TEAM NEWS: Athletic Club - Simon, Capa, Yeray, Martinez, Yuri, Muniain, Lopez, Garcia, Cordoba, Williams, Garcia. /// Real Madrid - Courtois, Carvajal, Ramos, Militao, Marcelo, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Rodrygo, Benzema, Asensio.

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