Real Madrid slipped their third consecutive league victory by beating Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in advance of matchday 13, reaching their cousin Atletico and Real Sociedad at the top of the table with 26 points.
The Madrid players played almost the entire game with a numerical advantage after the expulsion of Raul Garcia in the 13th minute for two bad fouls on Toni Kroos, who in the recovery of the first half scored the first goal of the hosts.
At the beginning of the second half, Ander Capa signed the 1-1 but Karim Benzema, confirming the excellent moment of form, gave the victory to Zinedine Zidane, scoring in the 30th minute and in recovery