Match report

Athletic Club Defeats Atletico Madrid 1-0 in La Liga Thriller

Athletic Club

1–0

Atletico Madrid

Dec 6, 2025

Athletic Club

Home

Match

Dec 6, 2025 · FT

Atletico Madrid

Away

In a tightly contested match, Athletic Club stunned Atletico Madrid by securing a 1-0 victory at San Mames on Sunday, marking a significant win in La Liga. The game was rife with challenges and yellow cards, but it was A. Berenguer's goal in the 85th minute that sealed the deal for the home team.

Key Facts

• Athletic Club defeats Atletico Madrid by a score of 1-0.
• A. Berenguer scored the winning goal in the 85th minute, assisted by Nico Williams.
• Aymeric Laporte was substituted out for D. Vivian at the 33rd minute due to yellow cards piling up on Athletic Club.
• Atletico Madrid made multiple substitutions including Koke replacing C. Gallagher and A. Griezmann coming in late.

Lineups

Athletic Club

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 U. Simon (G)
12 J. Areso (D)
4 A. Paredes (D)
14 A. Laporte (D)
17 Y. Berchiche (D)
16 I. Ruiz de Galarreta (M)
18 M. Jauregizar (M)
7 A. Berenguer (M)
8 O. Sancet (M)
10 N. Williams (M)
11 G. Guruzeta (F)

Substitutes

2 A. Gorosabel
3 D. Vivian
27 A. Padilla
6 M. Vesga
15 I. Lekue
19 A. Boiro
20 U. Gomez
22 N. Serrano
25 Izeta
30 A. Rego
44 S. Sanchez
48 E. Bujan

Atletico Madrid

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

13 J. Oblak (G)
16 N. Molina (D)
18 M. Pubill (D)
15 C. Lenglet (D)
17 D. Hancko (D)
8 P. Barrios (M)
20 G. Simeone (M)
4 C. Gallagher (M)
11 T. Almada (M)
23 N. Gonzalez (M)
19 J. Alvarez (F)

Substitutes

1 J. Musso
33 M. de Luis
3 M. Ruggeri
21 J. Galan
24 R. Le Normand
32 J. Bonar
40 A. Puric
6 Koke
7 A. Griezmann
9 A. Sorloth
12 C. Martin
22 G. Raspadori

Timeline

12' Atletico Madrid Card · Yellow Card

C. Gallagher

Foul
14' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card

Mikel Jauregizar

Foul
20' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card

I. Ruiz de Galarreta

Foul
28' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card

Aymeric Laporte

Foul
33' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 1

Off: Aymeric Laporte · On: D. Vivian
46' Atletico Madrid subst · Substitution 1

Off: C. Gallagher · On: Koke
62' Atletico Madrid subst · Substitution 2

Off: Clément Lenglet · On: M. Ruggeri
62' Atletico Madrid subst · Substitution 3

Off: T. Almada · On: A. Sorloth
66' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 2

Off: G. Guruzeta · On: U. Gomez
66' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 3

Off: I. Ruiz de Galarreta · On: A. Rego
66' Atletico Madrid subst · Substitution 4

Off: J. Álvarez · On: A. Griezmann
72' Atletico Madrid subst · Substitution 5

Off: N. Gonzalez · On: G. Raspadori
82' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 4

Off: J. Areso · On: Andoni Gorosabel
82' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 5

Off: O. Sancet · On: Izeta
85' Athletic Club Goal · Normal Goal

A. Berenguer · Assist: Nico Williams
90'+4 Atletico Madrid Card · Yellow Card

Koke

Foul

Match Stats

Stat	Athletic Club	Atletico Madrid
Fouls	9	12
Pass Accuracy	74%	79%
Offsides	1	2
Red Cards	—	—
Total Shots	14	7
Corners	5	6
Total Passes	386	487
Yellow Cards	3	2
Blocked Shots	3	1
Shots on Target	3	3
xG	1.15	0.69
Shots off Target	8	3
Possession	44%	56%
Goals Prevented	0	0
Accurate Passes	287	384
Shots Inside Box	10	3
Saves	3	2
Shots Outside Box	4	4

Key Match Notes

▸ Athletic Club's aggressive play early on, earning three yellow cards by the 28th minute, set a defensive tone that held off Atletico Madrid's advances.
▸ The introduction of A. Berenguer and Nico Williams towards the latter stages of the game proved decisive as they combined for the winning goal in the 85th minute.