Real Madrid vs Athletic Club — La Liga, Regular Season - 38 (23 May 2026)
La Liga Regular Season - 38 
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Real Madrid vs Athletic Club
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Kylian Mbappé's Pichichi sharpens the awkward truth about Real Madrid's season
Kylian Mbappé won the Pichichi with 25 La Liga goals, but Real Madrid still finished second as a tense Bernabéu farewell closed the season.
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Alvaro Arbeloa confirms Real Madrid exit after a chaotic first spell
Alvaro Arbeloa will leave Real Madrid after Saturday, with BBC reporting Jose Mourinho is in final talks after a second-place La Liga finish.
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Alvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid exit confirmed ahead of Athletic Club farewell
Álvaro Arbeloa confirms he is leaving Real Madrid after 20 years, rules out Mourinho's staff, and wants a final win over Athletic Club.
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Real Madrid vs Athletic Club preview: Carvajal farewell and Valverde return shape the finale
Real Madrid face Athletic Club with Dani Carvajal’s farewell, Federico Valverde’s return and Kylian Mbappe on 41 goals.
Lineups & ratings
Real Madrid
4-4-2 Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
10
4 ↓70'
Alaba
1
Courtois
2 ↓84'
8
5 ↓74'
18
16 ↓74'
17
30 ↓74'
Mastantuono
45
Pitarch
- 24 Dean Huijsen for D. Alaba
- 15 Arda Güler for G. Garcia
- 19 Dani Ceballos for J. Bellingham
- 21 Brahim Díaz for F. Mastantuono
- 51 Manuel Serrano Salazar for D. Carvajal
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga
- 13 Andriy Lunin
- 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 20 Fran García
- 22 Antonio Rüdiger
- 50 Álvaro González
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1 Coach Ernesto Valverde
16 ↓60'
5 ↓46'
Álvarez
3
11 ↓74'
9
23
Navarro
4
27
Padilla
20 ↓60'
Gómez
19
Boiro
18 ↓86'
- 2 Andoni Gorosabel for Y. Alvarez
- 15 Íñigo Lekue for I. Ruiz de Galarreta
- 30 Alejandro Rego Mora for U. Gomez
- 25 Urko Izeta for G. Guruzeta
- 6 Mikel Vesga for M. Jauregizar
- 1 Unai Simón
- 12 Jesús Areso
- 14 Aymeric Laporte
- 21 Maroan Sannadi
- 22 Nico Serrano
- 24 Beñat Prados
- 40 Elijah Gift
Bench · Real Madrid
- 24 Dean Huijsen for D. Alaba
- 15 Arda Güler for G. Garcia
- 19 Dani Ceballos for J. Bellingham
- 21 Brahim Díaz for F. Mastantuono
- 51 Manuel Serrano Salazar for D. Carvajal
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga
- 13 Andriy Lunin
- 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 20 Fran García
- 22 Antonio Rüdiger
- 50 Álvaro González
Bench · Athletic Club
- 2 Andoni Gorosabel for Y. Alvarez
- 15 Íñigo Lekue for I. Ruiz de Galarreta
- 30 Alejandro Rego Mora for U. Gomez
- 25 Urko Izeta for G. Guruzeta
- 6 Mikel Vesga for M. Jauregizar
- 1 Unai Simón
- 12 Jesús Areso
- 14 Aymeric Laporte
- 21 Maroan Sannadi
- 22 Nico Serrano
- 24 Beñat Prados
- 40 Elijah Gift