Real Madrid kicked off their La Liga campaign on a high as they handed Atheltic Bilbao a solid 2-0 defeat, in their opening game on Saturday.
Real Madrid started off the game strongly, as they gained an early advantage with a goal in the 28th minute thanks to Rodrygo, assisted by Dani Carvajal. A mere eight minutes later, Jude Bellingham scored his first goal for the club in his La Liga debut giving them a formidable lead of 2-0.
Notably, the 19-year-old English midfielder Bellingham joined Real Madrid this summer from Borussia Dortmund at a base transfer fee of €103 million.
A clean sheet for Andriy Lunin, who was standing in for the injured goal-keeper Thibaut Courtois kept Athletic Bilbao in their tracks as they failed to score, and Real Madrid’s 2-0 advantage remained intact until the final whistle.
In another La Liga fixture, Raíllo Arenas’s 70th-minute equalizer lifted Real Mallorca to hold Las Palmas for a 1-1 stalemate.
Las Palmas gained an early advantage after Jonathan Viera scored a goal off a penalty in the 29th minute after Copete was given a yellow card.
Both teams made desperate efforts to fire in the tie-breaker but ultimately settled for a draw.
In another La Liga fixture, Real Sociedad were pulled back for a stalemate by Girona, courtesy of Artem Dovbyk’s second-half header.
Real Sociedad got off to a flying start, thanks to an early goal by Takefusa Kubo in the fifth minute.
Sociedad were flying high on their lead and appeared to be in a position to win their La Liga clash. However, Artem Dovbyk pulled them back with a brilliant header in the 72nd minute.
Sociedad made several attempts to gain a late advantage, but all in vain as the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
It is worth mentioning here that defending champions Barcelona will kick off their campaign against Getafe on Sunday.
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