Athletic and Real Madrid They will play their 95th La Liga match in Bilbao, and their 13th in New San Mames, with a total of 39 local victories compared to 36 for the Madridistas (19 draws) and 282 goals, distributed among 144 for the Lions and 138 for the Lions. … Meringue (33-59 in favor of whites since 1991). Out of the last twenty seasons, Real Madrid have won 14 matches, with only three defeats and three draws (in the period from 1957 to 1971, Real Madrid also won 9 of 14 matches, but lost three). Five of Real Madrid’s last 13 victories have been by three goals (Athletic Madrid have not been beaten by three goals since 1980, 3-0, with goals from Dani, Carlos and Sarabia).
In the last 20 seasons, Real Madrid have started the scoring in 15 matches and have never lost any of them. Of course: of the eight times the Athletic have advanced this century, they have won seven. Real Madrid have not returned to Bilbao since 1981 (1-2).
35,227 days had passed (June 23, 1929) since the first league match at that time Old San Mames. The Whites arrived in Bilbao with the possibility of winning the title on the final day. They had two more points than Barcelona (a win added two points later) and the Blaugrana – who beat Real Union 4-0 – had the final played a week later, against Arenas de Guizhou, postponed, as they were declared champions. There was not a full crowd for that first match in San Mames, as the Rojiblancos had no chance of winning the title. The Whites lost 2-0, relegating the league. Madrid chose a stadium in that first draw in 1929 to play for the Sun. Athletic sent through the middle that afternoon and forced a corner kick on the first play…
The visit of San Mames in the early stages of the competition was an ordeal for Real Madrid: 14 victories in red and white, including seven in a row, came in the first 19 games, with a 6-2 in 49-50, and all the goals in the second half! And 5-1 in 33-34.
But there were bigger victories: 5-0, in 69-70 (three goals from Zubiaga; Uriarte And Egartua) and 0-5 in 95-96 (Laudruptwo; Zamorano, Raul and Michel).
Athletic won last year – we’ve already reviewed that – 2-1. The madridista team has made nine LaLiga visits to San Mames without losing: this has never happened before! Also, five consecutive years of victories: a record equaling the one they achieved in 1964. The Biscayan team has not been able to score more than one goal against Real Madrid for 15 consecutive years (also a record).
The most frequent result
The typical score for an Athletic vs. Real Madrid match in the league is 1-1, and this has happened 11 times.
Last year’s defeat was also in an early Spanish Super Cup match, on the same current dates. Real Madrid regained the advantage against Barcelona after 0-4 in the classic match (something similar to what is happening now, but in reverse). MbappeHe who missed a 1-0 penalty at Liverpool did the same in Bilbao. party Ancelotti It was very disappointing, with serious problems with the outcome of his game. The locals took the lead in the first half, with a poisonous cross in which neither Asensio nor Courtois understood each other, and the ball was left at will for the local team. Berenger Pay 1-0. Despite missing the penalty, Mbappe fired a shot which Bellingham tapped in on the rebound to make it 1-1. But in the last half, Valverde lost a stupid ball and suddenly the match that was scheduled for Real Madrid to chase him became impossible with a score of 2-1.
With last season’s defeat, Real Madrid also ended the best away run in league history in Bilbao: going 21 matches without losing!
The usual score for an Athletic vs. Real Madrid match in the league is 1-1, which has been repeated 11 times.
Benzema is the Real Madrid player who has scored the most goals for San Mames in La Liga (six). In the picture is the 2022-23 season match in which he opened the scoring with a 0-2 win
Athletic-Real Madrid’s top scorer is Zara With seven goals. Dani, Ginza and Pata scored six goals, as did Benzema. Five achieved Panizo, Gorostiza and Uriarte. Only two Real Madrid players have scored five goals in the cathedral: Raul and Puskas. Cristiano stayed at four. The rest of the madridistas only reached the maximum of three. Bellingham has always scored: one goal in two years.
Many stories from this historic match when it was played in Bilbao: from Cristiano Ronaldo’s early goal In the 0-3 match in the 2012-13 season, when the Portuguese made a mistake on the first play: the blocking formation was the reason why the goal did not arrive until the 1st minute, with 11 seconds to go. It is true that many years ago, Bilbao’s Bata scored as many as three goals in the first minute against the Whites (1931-1933). Cristiano himself was sent off in 2013-2014 for a stupid attack. At San Mames, Real Madrid scored the 1,000th goal in LaLiga (Bahinho, in 50-51; now 6,590 goals scored in Mbappe’s last penalty in Girona). Also in the sports field Casillas made his debut (99 – 2000) And he was too Gentoo expulsion (58-59). And Real Madrid Mourinho (2011-12) is the only team that sang Alerón in the Bilbao region.