In a mid week match on Wed Dec 22nd, in week 21, Athletic Club will host Real Madrid in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 0-1 loss against Sevilla. Thomas Delaney scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 38th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory. Athletic Club is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Real Madrid is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Atlético Madrid. Karim Benzema struck first for Real Madrid in the 16th minute on a feed from Vinícius Júnior, then Asensio added another in the 57th minute In the end, Atlético Madrid was frustrated by Real Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Real Madrid is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
Real Madrid and Athletic Club last played eachother at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Wed Dec 1st. Real Madrid won by a score of 1 to 0. Karim Benzema struck first for Real Madrid in the 40th minute on a feed from Luka Modrić, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Athletic Club couldn’t muster any offence and Real Madrid ran away with the shutout win.
Karim Benzema has been the most prolific scorer on Real Madrid in the last five matches with 3 goals. Athletic Club is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Luis Maximiano and Raúl García each only have 1 goal in their last five
Marcelino García Toral’s Athletic Club squad will be without Dani García, Asier Villalibre, Yuri, Peru Nolaskoain and Dani Vivian, while Carlo Ancelotti’s squad will be without Dani Ceballos.