90' Madrid's attempt to go forward is kicked out of relevance as Bilbao go forward once again. Cordoba is brought down on the left flank by Carvajal Bilbao have a freekick. Real Madrid head it clear and try to launch something of their own.
Sergio Ramos who has looked in the mood to brawl elbows Aduriz in the face and asks him to get his rear up and bouncing again. The ref gives him a second yellow and the Madrid captain will be absent for more action. This is just reckless.
84' OH RONALDO! Kovacic dances past one and feeds Marcelo. Marcelo plays a one two with Kroos and then floats one into the area. Ronaldo leaps 5 feet in the air and leaning back, he still gets it on target. However, it doesn't carry enough weight to go past Kepa.
Lovely play down the middle between Isco and Modric as Benzema collects the ball inside the box and then feeds Marcelo. Marcelo goes for goal but it's hit straight ta Kepa and he saves.
Almost magical from Ronnie! Ronnie takes a touch, lobs it and then leathers it with his left foot on the full but his shot hits the post and goes out. That's more like the Ronaldo we want to see.
65' Real Madrid trying work something from the back. Benzema finds Marcelo on the left flank after cutting in. But Marcelo can't bring it under control. But Madrid are back on the ball. Nothing comes from it though as Nunez is elbowed in the face by Casemiro. Some words of contempt being exchanged there.
63' Toni Kroos steals the ball off Inaki Williams and Real Madrid are back in attacking mode. Marcelo the left flank. Slides it back to Kroos. Kroos then finds Casemiro in the centre. Casemiro's lofted ball into the box carried too much weight and Kepa collects it.
60' Real Madrid with their first aesthetically pleasing counter of the match. Marcelo and Isco combine to create pockets of space but Isco's final flick to set up Benzema is not fed enough push and Bilbao clear their lines.
59' Casemiro is brought down in the middle of the park. Isco tries to play Ronaldo into the box with an outside foot pass but it ends up far too close to Kepa.
58' Inaki Williams is fed a speculative long through ball to the right flank. He forays into more space before clipping one into the box but no one gets to the end of it and that fizzles out.
57' Bilbao are not sitting back and that has clearly unsettled Madrid. They've had to face less enterprising teams in the recent past. Well, mostly, that is.
Inaki Williams sashays past Marcelo and Varane and plays one in for Susaeta. He tries to be too clever and tries to flick it over Navas. But Navas gets his left hand to it and the ball rolls out from a scramble for a goalkick.
47' Athletic Bilbao in control in the second half. Pushing Real Madrid into their own half. Garcia goes down inside the area and Ramos had nothing to do with it. These La Liga cry babies. Tchi tchi tchi.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! We're off again. Ramos with his batman mask looks menacing. Other than that, everything looks the same. Except for the Madrid is attacking from left to right.
45' Varane's lethal header from 6 yards out is somehow deflected away for a corner. Similar incidents once again and Benzema fires it over the top again.
40' Inaki Williams once again on the right. Quick, silky feet as he is pushed away from the ball and he appeals for a foul. But nothing doing says the ref. Isco surges ahead and plays a tiki-taka with his own 2 feet and drives on past 2 Bilbao players. But Athletic Bilbao somehow puts a foot in and halts Madrid.
33' Inaki with some deft touches in the centre and Bilbao try to pile on the pressure from the right side. But the subsequent cross is tame and it ends up in the hands of Navas.
Carvajal is proving to be a real menace down the right flank. He cuts one back after surging ahead to the touchline. But Kroos' shot with his left runs out for a goalkick.
29' ADURIZ ALMOST ALMOST! The best chance for Bilbao tonight. A lobbed ball misses a couple of heads and falls for Raul Garcia who touches it into the centre of the 6 yard box but Aduriz just couldn't reach it.
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