2009/10 · La Liga · Round 37.

Real Madrid 5–1 Athletic Bilbao

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Match summary

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5–1 on 8 May 2010 in La Liga round 37.. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 22' pen, Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 72', Sergio Ramos García 79', Karim Benzema 81' and Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 88' scored for Real Madrid; Francisco Javier Yeste 40' replied for Athletic Bilbao. Fernando Amorebieta 21' was sent off.

It was Real Madrid's 40th win in 55 meetings between the clubs (40 wins, 7 draws, 8 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 3 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd, Athletic Bilbao 8th in La Liga.

Match events

21'Red cardFernando Amorebieta
21'Yellow cardAndoni Iraola
22'PenaltyCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
25'Yellow cardFernando Rubén Gago
40'GoalFrancisco Javier Yeste
46'SubstitutionRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká" for Fernando Rubén Gago
52'SubstitutionSusaeta for De Marcos
57'Yellow cardÁlvaro Arbeloa Coca
63'Yellow cardJose María Gutiérrez Hernández
64'SubstitutionIgor Gabilondo for Francisco Javier Yeste
66'SubstitutionKarim Benzema for Esteban Granero Molina
67'Yellow cardJavi Martínez
69'Yellow cardGorka Iraizoz Moreno
72'GoalGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
74'SubstitutionFernando Llorente for Toquero
79'GoalSergio Ramos García
81'GoalKarim Benzema
84'SubstitutionMahamadou Diarra for Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
88'GoalMarcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior

Match report8 May 2010

Barca beat Sevilla to close in on La Liga title

By Frank Henriksen

Barcelona moved within a whisker of a second straight La Liga title when Lionel Messi, Bojan Krkic and Pedro earned a nervy 3-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday.

Second-placed Real Madrid kept the gap to one point when they won 5-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao, who played 70 minutes at the Bernabeu with 10 men.

La Liga top scorer Messi fired Barca in front in the fifth minute, teenage forward Krkic doubled the lead in the 28th minute and Pedro drove in a third just after the hour.

Two Sevilla goals inside three second-half minutes from Frederic Kanoute and Luis Fabiano set Barca’s nerves jangling but they held on and now need a win at home to relegation threatened Real Valladolid next weekend to clinch the title.

Barca have a record 96 points from 37 matches with Real on 95. Real’s final match is at Malaga, who are also fighting to avoid the drop.

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