The Bernabeu bid farewell to Carvajal and Alaba with a fiery four against Bilbao
2026-05-23 21:02
Real Madrid ended its season in the Spanish League with an exciting victory over Athletic Bilbao with a score of 4-2, in the confrontation that brought them together at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 38th and final round of La Liga, on a night that witnessed abundant goals and touching farewell moments for some of the team’s stars.The royal team entered the match strongly from the first minutes, succeeding in opening the scoring early in the 12th minute through Gonzalo Garcia, who took advantage of a perfect pass from Dani. Carvajal successfully put the ball into the net.Real Madrid continued to impose its control over the course of the match, before Jude Bellingham added the second goal in the 41st minute after an organized attack that he ended with a successful shot, to increase the home team's lead before the end of the first half.Before heading to the locker rooms, Athletic Bilbao succeeded in reducing the difference during stoppage time, after Gorka Goruzeta took advantage of a perfect cross and turned it into a goal that gave the visitors some hope with the start of the match. The second half.With the start of the second half of the match, Kylian Mbappe restored the gap to two goals again, after he received a special pass from Alvaro Carreras and shot a wonderful ball from outside the penalty area that landed in the net in the 51st minute.The attempts of both teams continued during the following minutes, before Real Madrid settled matters once and for all in the 88th minute, when Mbappe led an organized attack during which he passed the ball to Petarić, who in turn prepared it for Ibrahim. Diaz put the latter into the goal and signed the fourth goal, before video technology confirmed the authenticity of the goal.In stoppage time, Athletic Bilbao succeeded in scoring its second goal through Orco Ezeta with a powerful header, but that was not enough to change the result of the match, so the confrontation ended with a well-deserved victory for the Merengues with a score of 4-2.With this victory, Real Madrid raised its score to 86 points in second place in the Spanish League table, concluding its season with a victory. morale in front of its fans, while Athletic Bilbao's score froze at 45 points.The match also witnessed touching moments inside the Santiago Bernabeu, as Real Madrid fans bid farewell to the duo Dani Carvajal and David Alaba, who played their last matches in the team's shirt before officially leaving during the next summer transfer period, ending their career with the club amidst applause and great appreciation from the Madrid fans.