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Madridthe ”Real” team achieved a difficult but very important victory away.
Carlo Ancelotti's team defeated the local ”Athletic” team 2-0 in Bilbao.
The Basques started the game more confidently, but in the 24th minute Karim Benzema showed his mastery. The Frenchman caught the ball in the air and easily beat the opponents' goalkeeper.
”Athletic” had several chances to equalize the score, but the ball ultimately did not end up in the net.
Meanwhile, in the 90th minute, Toni Kroos sealed the deal. The German was another ”Real” player to demonstrate his mastery - he sent the ball into the corner of the goal.
After this match, the gap between ”Real” and ”Barcelona” is 3 points.
Standings provided by Sofascore