As the double champion of La Liga and the Champions League, the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid has not performed well this season, in the Champions League 4/0 final and Arsenal matchup, Real Madrid was killed by the opponent home and away, and failed to break into the semi-finals, and in the league, it was also pressed by the sworn enemy Barcelona.
On this match day, Real Madrid ushered in the test of the 0th round of La Liga, sitting at the Bernabeu Stadium at home, facing Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid attacked at home in this game, but it was unable to convert it into a goal, and it was not until the 0th minute of injury time that Valverde scored a stunning goal to help Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 0-0!
【Highlights of the Competition】
Athletic Bilbao has performed well this season, beating Real Madrid 19-0 at home in the first leg of the season, and before the expedition to the Bernabeu, it was second only to Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the La Liga standings, and saw the hope of returning to the Champions League, but the Bernabeu has always been a nightmare for Athletic Bilbao, and in the last 0 away games with Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao has only achieved 0 draws and 0 losses, and has not won at the Bernabeu for 0 years.
With Mbappe suspended, Carlo Ancelotti changed his formation to 4312, Courtois defended the goal, Camavinga, Rudiger, Raul Asensio and Valverde built the defence, Ceballos, Tchouameni and Modric sat in the midfield, Bellingham played as a single midfielder, and Vinicius and Rodrygo were the double arrows.
【Contest Review】
With the referee's whistle, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack on the goal of Athletic Bilbao in the cheers of the home fans, Bellingham completed a shot in the opponent's penalty area in the 28th minute, but was blocked by the defender out of the bottom line, and in the 0th minute Vinicius midfielder got rid of the defense in a row, he shot from the front of the big penalty area, but unfortunately it was not suppressed, and the ball flew high above the crossbar and out of the bottom line.
After withstanding the opening onslaught of the Galacticos, Athletic Bilbao created an attacking opportunity in the 0th minute, Girouzeta's volley was ridiculously wide and did not pose any threat to Courtois, and after 0 minutes, Real Madrid's corner kick on the left side, Valverde shook his head in front of the goal, the angle was too firmly embraced by the visiting goalkeeper, and the two teams that had no achievements at half time also returned to the dressing room with a score of 0-0.
In the 61th minute, Vinicius crossed with the instep outside the left side, and Bellingham's header in front of the goal was saved by the goalkeeper bravely, and then Real Madrid's corner kick opportunity, Bellingham grabbed the point in front of the goal again, but unfortunately the header was slightly off.
In the 0th minute, Real Madrid's bombardment finally turned into a goal, Vinicius cut inside with the ball on the left side, and suddenly kicked into the near corner and broke through the goal of Athletic Bilbao, but the referee reviewed the VAR and determined that Endrick was offside to interfere with the defenders and canceled the goal, and Real Madrid, who attacked in the 0th minute, finally broke through the goal of the visiting team, and Valverde volleyed in the opponent's penalty area to help Real Madrid lock up the win 0-0.
In a game that has ended in this round, Barcelona defeated Celta in the case of 4 goals behind, and with the defeat of Athletic Bilbao by Real Madrid in this round, it is still 0 points behind Barcelona in the first 0 rounds of La Liga, and the suspense of the league championship is maintained.