HELLO! Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the La 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 20:30 GMT.
La Liga / Matchday 21
San Mamés / 22.12.2021
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- O. Sancet(10')
- K. Benzema(4', 7')
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Updated 22/12/2021 at 22:21 GMT
45'
RESTART!
The second half is under way! Real Madrid have a 2-1 lead over Athletic Club in this La Liga fixture.
45+1'
HALF TIME: Athletic Club 1-2 Real Madrid
A very entertaining first half comes to a close at San Mames. Benzema has scored twice, but Sancet's goal gave Athletic Club something of a foothold in the match.
45'
STOPPAGE TIME!
There will be one additional minute of play at the end of the first half.
44'
VISITORS ON TOP!
Real Madrid have been the better team, but Athletic Club are still within touching distance of the visitors. Marcelino will be pleased with some of what he has seen.
42'
NOTHING IN THAT!
Vinicius embarks on a run into the opposition half on the counter, he goes down on the edge of the Athletic Club box, but there was no contact. That was a bit of a dive from him.
41'
40'
PRESSURE!
All of a sudden, Athletic Club are enjoying some possession on the edge of the box. The flip side of this is that this leaves the home team open to being exploited on the break.
39'
ONE-TWO!
The pass was played into Williams and the Athletic Club forward attempted to play a one-two with Muniain, but the Real Madrid defence covered the danger and cleared!
38'
CONTROL!
Athletic Club have allowed their intensity to drop in the last five minutes or so and that has seen Real Madrid take control of things in terms of possession. Match has dropped into a lull.
37'
36'
OUT OF FAVOUR!
Bale is missing for Real Madrid after testing positive for Covid-19. Even before then, the Welsh winger had been a peripheral figure for Los Blancos. He’s struggling for game time.
35'
THAT'S A WASTE!
Hazard controlled the ball inside the box and played it back to Valverde, but the Real Madrid midfielder lashes high and wide of the target. That was never troubling the goalkeeper.
34'
32'
NOISY!
The atmosphere inside the San Mames sounds incredible! The Athletic Club fans are giving their team their backing and whistling Real Madrid when they have the ball!
31'
ENTERTAINING!
This match has been played at a very high tempo. Athletic Club have more than played their part. Real Madrid have the advantage, but the home team have created chances!
30'
ONE-SIDED!
Real Madrid can be confident of a win this evening. They are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 matches against Athletic Club in all competitions. This has been a one-sided rivalry.
29'
28'
STRONG AT THE BACK!
On top of this record on the road, Real Madrid have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four La Liga matches. That has given them a solid foundation.
27'
OMENS!
The signs are good for Real Madrid this evening. Indeed, Los Blancos are unbeaten in 22 of their last 23 away matches. They are comfortable playing on the road.
26'
ON FIRE!
Benzema has been in the form of his life for Real Madrid in La Liga this season. Indeed, the French striker is reaching new heights. Even at 33, he’s getting better and better.
25'
HAZARD WAS IN BEHIND!
What a chance for Hazard to score a third goal for Real Madrid, but the Belgian needed to be more selfish rather than playing the pass to Benzema. He should have taken on the shot!