The club were booed off the pitch following their defeat to the Yellow Submarines and they are unlikely to find much solace in Madrid.
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Meanwhile, Athletic’s manager is not pleased with his team’s start to the season and knows they desperately need a win, but we are talking about Real Madrid here.
Real Madrid had to settle for a scoreless draw against Malaga as Cristiano Ronaldo squandered a number of chances at the Santiago Bernabeu.
They go top of the table – level on points with Celta – having negotiated arguably the toughest test of the Spaniard’s reign so far without a host of key players.
Madrid climbed to top spot on Wednesday after a 2-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao in the latter’s stronghold at the San Mames stadium, reports Efe.
Los Blancos, helmed by the divisive Rafa Benitez, are yet to concede a goal this term but have yielded some questionable performances in the meantime. Ronaldo came close on two occasions but the three-time Ballon d’Or victor side netted one and saw the other effort stopped by the impenetrable Kameni. His centre-back partner Sergio Ramos is also expected to miss the match on account of a shoulder dislocation he suffered against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League.
The Spanish defender joins Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Danilo on the growing list of first-team regulars on the sidelines.
Los Blancos captured a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in their last La Liga match to extend their winning streak to four matches.
“At the moment it is (Karim) Benzema that is on a good run and that is because the team is functioning and giving him passes as well as his quality”.
Five games into the season and things are looking excellent for Real Madrid. He may not be the same type of player who left the Red Devils, with his future as a footballer most likely as a No. 9 rather than an adventurous wide player.
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Probable Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Navas; Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Carvajal; Kroos, Modric; Isco, Benzema, Kovacic, Ronaldo. Real Madrid controlled proceedings but found it hard to get past the Atletico Bilbao backline and in the second half, Ronaldo and Kovacic were cutting frustrated figures a couple of times.
