Real Madrid go eight points clear in the Laliga Santander table, and eighteen points above Arch Rivals Barcelona thanks to Karim Benzema’s six minutes brace.
The Spanish giants went into the tie Missing several First team players to injury and COVID, but still had a lot of quality to grab all three points as Benzema scored twice in quick succession to help los Blancos take control of the game.
Bilbao did reply three minutes after Benzema’s brace, with a fine strike from Oihan Sancet and came close multiple times to tie the match, but Real Madrid held on to snatch all three points away from home.