Los Blancos pick up the late vital winner

Real Madrid won a 1-0 vital victory over Atlético Club at Santiago Bernabeu, with the spectacular flight of Federico Valverde the difference in the capital.

In a game dominated by the hosts, it took until the 93rd minute to reach the advance. The route of Brahim Díaz on the right caused the chaos to the Bilbao box before the ball melted.

He sat perfectly for Valverde, which triggered an impressive volley in the upper corner, giving Unai Simon any chance and on wild celebrations.

The sixth goal of the season of the Uruguayan season could not have arrived at a more crucial moment, as Real became four points behind the Barcelona leaders.

Despite enjoying more than 70% of possession, Madrid struggled to break down a well -organized athletic defense for much of the game. The first half was a Cagey thing, with top quality possibilities.

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⚽ 90 ‘ + 3’ @Fedevalverde
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– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadrid) April 20, 2025

The long -range effort of Vinicius Junior was one of the few moments to attack the intention in the half that ended with the novelty.

Athletic, meanwhile, did not register a single shot in Target throughout the game.

The second half saw that Madrid significantly increased the pace, creating several possibilities. Jude Bellingham saw an effort saved in the specific range, while Simon also denied his head at the Vinicius Trivela cross.

Endrick, as a substitute, thought he had helped the opening when Vinicius scored in the 79th minute, only for VAR to disable the target of a marginal margin.

A few moments later, a potential free kick was struck by Bellingham de Núñez in La Caixa, much for the frustration of home fans.

Athletic made multiple changes in the second half to try to resist, but offered little threat forward, with Thibaut Courtois to a large extent.

Real, on the other hand, continued to sound and finally obtained his reward through the moment of Valverde’s brightness.