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Charlotte Coates FT: Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid I said it was going to be a cracker and that it was! Real Madrid have been beaten for only the second time in the league this season as they now sit four points adrift of leaders Barcelona. For Athletic Club, you can see what that victory meant to them as they soaked it all in from an incredible crowd. Anyway, that's all from us tonight. We'll see you again next time. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid It's all over and Athletic Club have beaten the champions! It's their first win over Real Madrid since March 2015 and the home support is absolutely loving this! Real suffer their second loss of the season in the league. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Seconds remain. .. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Athletic Club are defending with everything they have as Antonio Rudiger joins the Real attack. The home fans celebrate a goal kick almost as if it's a goal. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Jude Bellingham goes into the book for appearing to complain to the referee about the amount of time added on. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Six minutes have been added on at the end of this match. Can Real Madrid salvage something? You wouldn't put it past them! Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Real Madrid are desperately trying to get on with it as they go in search of another equaliser. Kylian Mbappe tries too much and Dani Vivian marshalls him out of play. Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid What an incredible few minutes that was! Athletic Club 2-1 Real Madrid Adama Boiro makes way for Yuri Berchiche in a change for Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta (80 min) Can you believe it? ! Incredible scenes inside San Mames as Gorka Guruzeta fires the hosts back in the lead. An uncharacteristic mistake from Fede Valverde freed the substitute and he was ice-cold when slotting beyond Thibaut Courtois. Jude Bellingham (79 mins) Who else? It's Jude Bellingham to the rescue for Real Madrid! Julen Agirrezabala can only palm Kylian Mbappe's strike into the path of Bellingham and he lifts it over the goalkeeper. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid I just can't understand why Jude Bellingham didn't take that penalty. He scored on Sunday and Kylian Mbappe missed against Liverpool. Surely it's not something to play around with. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Oihan Sancet has his hands on his head as his strike is blocked by team-mate Inaki Williams inside the box. That would have surely troubled Thibaut Courtois. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Lucas Vazquez now goes into the book for a foul in the back of Nico Williams. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Fran Gracia and Aurelien Tchouameni make way for Ferland Mendy and Luka Modric. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Aurelien Tchouameni is booked for a cynical pullback. The atmosphere is bouncing once again. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid It's saved! Kylian Mbappe goes the same way he did at Anfield but Julen Agirrezabala palms clear. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe to take. .. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid Antonio Rudiger flicks a header off the crossbar but he takes a huge hit on the back of the head from Julen Agirrezabala. I think the referee has no choice but to award that. Athletic Club 1-0 Real Madrid We've had just one shot on target from Real Madrid in 65 minutes of play. Needs to be better than that if they're to find a way back in. It was Athletic Club's first win over Real Madrid in La Liga since March 2015 Jude Bellingham's fourth goal in four games was not enough to prevent Real Madrid falling to their second La Liga loss in an enthralling encounter at Athletic Club. The England midfielder put Carlo Ancelotti's side on level terms in the 78th minute after he reacted first to a poor save from Julen Agirrezabala. However, Athletic Club surged upfield and an uncharacteristic mistake from Federico Valverde sent Gorka Guruzeta through on goal and he coolly slotted past Thibaut Courtois. Before Bellingham's equaliser, Kylian Mbappe was given the chance to level from the spot after Agirrezabala fouled Antonio Rudiger but the Frenchman's penalty was well saved - as happened in last week's loss at Liverpool in the Champions League. "He is not at his best level, but you have to give him time to adapt. He has scored 10 goals and is working to do better, " said Ancelotti after Wednesday's defeat. "I haven't spoken to him. It was a complicated match - even, competitive. When we equalised we could think of having control and small details penalised us tonight. "We missed the penalty. I don't have to evaluate a player's game because of a penalty that is sometimes scored and sometimes missed. Obviously he is disappointed but we have to continue. " It was a tough moment for Mbappe to endure at Anfield where his side fell to a 2-0 defeat, but a goal on Sunday was the Frenchman's eighth in the league and provided a platform to build from after a shaky start to life in Spain. However, his display at the San Mames showed there is still plenty of work for Real's coaching staff to do if they are to fully integrate Mbappe into the European champions' way of working. Despite the absence of Vinicius Junior on the left, Mbappe started in his unfavoured central role and often found himself drifting wide - leaving huge gaps in Real's attacking play. There have been glimpses of Mbappe in full flow but they have been few and far between since his summer move from Paris St-Germain. The hosts had taken the lead eight minutes into the second half through a tidy Alex Berenguer finish from a sumptuous cross by Nico Williams. Real pushed hard in the final minutes for an equaliser with Mbappe coming close, but Ernesto Valverde's side held on to send San Mames Stadium wild. Their second defeat of the La Liga season means Ancelotti's team remain four points adrift of leaders Barcelona with a game in hand. Athletic Club's first league win over Real since March 2015 moves them three points behind third-placed Atletico Madrid. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 4th December 2024 at 21: 56 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Ernesto Valverde Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Carlo Ancelotti Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Ernesto Valverde Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Carlo Ancelotti Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Spanish La Liga All competitions All competitions All competitions © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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