Real Madrid secured a comfortable victory over Athletic with a brace from Rodrigo

On March 31st, in the 30th round match of the Spanish La Liga, Real Madrid hosted Athletic Bilbao at their home stadium. The Madrid team confidently marches towards another championship title, while the visitors arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu as contenders for a spot in the UEFA Champions League next season.

The guests started more actively, but immediately conceded a goal. Just in the 8th minute, after some brilliant individual play, Rodrigo struck accurately, catching the Basque goalkeeper off guard - 1:0. The 'Los Blancos' controlled the game, not allowing the opponent to create anything at Lunin's goal. To avoid a nervous ending, another goal from Rodrigo sealed the deal. Jude Bellingham set up the Brazilian for an easy finish into the empty net - 2:0.

With eight rounds remaining in the season, Real maintains an eight-point lead over Barcelona. And Ernesto Valverde's proteges, following tomorrow's match between Villarreal and Atlético Madrid, risk losing the fourth place to 'Los Colchoneros'.

Real Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
Goals: Rodrigo 8, 73.