Kylian Mbappé delivered a statement performance in Bilbao, dragging Real Madrid out of a three-match winless spell and reshaping the storyline of La Liga’s Matchday 15. The French superstar stunned San Mamés early, opening the scoring with a powerful long-range strike in the sixth minute. Moments later, he set up Eduardo Camavinga with a precise header, and in the second half Mbappé struck again with a clinical finish to make it 3–0.

Athletic Club pushed to revive the match, but Gorka Guruzeta, Álex Berenguer, and Unai Gutiérrez Jaureguizar found no way past the unbeatable Thibaut Courtois. At the opposite end, Mbappé stole the spotlight, while Vinícius Júnior squandered several chances and finished the night without a goal.

With the win, Real Madrid move to within just one point of FC Barcelona in the league standings, tightening an already heated title race. Athletic, meanwhile, remain eighth.

2025-26, Spain - La Liga

Athletic Bilbao - Real 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Mbappé, 7 (0:1); Camavinga, 42 (0:2); Mbappé, 59 (0:3)

Athletic Bilbao: Simón U.; Vivian; Laporte; Boiro; Lekue I. (Areso, 46); Ruiz I. (Etxebarria U., 46); Jauregizar (Vesga, 69); Rego A.; Alex Berenguer (Nico Serrano, 69); Nico Williams (Sanchez S., 78); Guruzeta
Substitution: Areso (from 46); Etxebarria U. (from 46); Vesga (from 69); Nico Serrano (from 69); Sanchez S. (from 78)
Bench: Padilla; Gorosabel; Paredes; Yuri Berchiche; Bujan; Izeta
Yellow Cards: Alex Berenguer 66; Rego A. 76

Real: Courtois; Militão (García G., 78); Alexander-Arnold (Asencio R., 55); Fernandez Ál.; Rudiger; Camavinga (Güler A., 69); Tchouaméni; Bellingham; Valverde F.; Vinícius Júnior (Diaz Br., 78); Mbappé (Rodrygo, 78)
Substitution: Asencio R. (from 55); Güler A. (from 69); García G. (from 78); Diaz Br. (from 78); Rodrygo (from 78)
Bench: Lunin Andriy; Gonzalez Fran; García Fr.; Dani Ceballos; Mastantuono; Endrick