Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 20 November 2010
Result
Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club
La Liga · Saturday 20 November 2010, 21:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic Club: match report
Real Madrid defeated Athletic Club 5-1 in La Liga on Saturday 20 November 2010. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Gonzalo Higuaín (19'), Cristiano Ronaldo (30'), Sergio Ramos (57', penalty), Cristiano Ronaldo (62') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90', penalty). Athletic Club scored through Fernando Llorente (40').
Discipline: Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards; Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 2nd on 29 points from 11 and Athletic Club 8th on 16 points from 11. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 92 points, and Athletic Club 7th with 58.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Athletic Club in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 1 for Athletic Club.
Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Athletic Club's W-L-W-L-W.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Xabi Alonso
- 19'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 30'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 40'Goal · Fernando Llorente
- 50'Yellow card · Mikel San José
- 53'Yellow card · Ricardo Carvalho
- 57'Penalty goal · Sergio Ramos
- 61'Yellow card · Fernando Amorebieta
- 62'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 90'Penalty goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iker Casillas, Ricardo Carvalho, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Mesut Özil, Sami Khedira, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ángel Di María, Xabi Alonso, Gonzalo Higuaín
Athletic Club line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Ustaritz, Fernando Amorebieta, Gabilondo, Susaeta, Orbaiz, Javi Martínez, Muniain, Mikel San José, Fernando Llorente, Andoni Iraola