Mbappe masterclass seals Real Madrid’s thumping win over Athletic Bilbao
Mbappe scored an exceptional individual goal in the seventh minute, shifting the game in Real Madrid's favour.
Mbappe scored an exceptional individual goal in the seventh minute, shifting the game in Real Madrid's favour.
Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United go head-to-head in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semifinal in the San Mames Stadium on Thursday night.
Spanish Copa del Rey winners Athletic Bilbao on Sunday announced Alex Berenguer has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2027.
Athletic Bilbao continued with their policy of tying down key players with the news on Monday that veteran left-back Yuri Berchiche has signed a new one-year contract.
Athletic will miss the pace of winger Nico Williams after his red card against Betis last weekend, although Alex Berenguer has shown he is an able replacement.
The striker, who recently declared internationally for his mother's homeland of Ghana, opened the scoring for Athletic and then missed a penalty, before leaving the pitch early in the second half after being caught on his right ankle in a challenge.
Bilbao striker Raul Garcia scored a brace to give the Basque side a well-deserved, and surprising win, which was only their second game under the new coach Marcelino Garcia Toral.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday Barcelona somehow managed to get full points and dethroned Real Madrid from the top of the points table.
Barcelona controlled the second half better against Athletic Bilbao but created few chances until Ivan Rakitic scored and took them back to the top of La Liga.
When quizzed about the forthcoming La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao, the Real Madrid boss stated that 'Athletic is another difficult opponent'.
