Real Madrid came into its match against Athletic Bilbao on a 21-game road unbeaten streak in La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti's men had successfully closed the gap to Barcelona atop the table and pulled within one point of the Catalans at the weekend. Now, the gap is back to four points after Real Madrid suffered a 1–2 defeat to Ernesto Valverde's squad.

Kylian Mbappe missed another penalty as champions Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday.

Kylian Mbappé has admitted that he is going through a difficult moment as he missed another penalty kick and Real Madrid lost ground to Barcelona in the Spanish league after a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao.