Real Madrid achieved a valuable victory over Athletic Bilbao (1-0) in the match held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium during the 32nd round of La Liga.

This victory raised Real Madrid's points to 69, placing them second, four points behind Barcelona, while Bilbao remained at 57 points in fourth place.

The first half of the match did not witness many opportunities, with Real Madrid having the upper hand in terms of possession and attempts but without any real danger to Athletic Bilbao's goal.

Real Madrid continued their attempts in the second half, creating several chances, the most notable being a header from Bellingham that the goalkeeper managed to deflect away from the goal. Bilbao nearly snatched a goal, but Courtois saved it with difficulty,

and Vinicius scored a goal in the 80th minute, but it was disallowed after consulting the video technology due to an offside on Endrick before the goal moment. Then, Valverde scored the winning goal with a stunning shot from inside the penalty area in the 90+2 minute.