Real Madrid knew they could go level on points with the top sides with a victory tonight, so Raul Garcia earning a red card for two quick bookings was a very welcome start.
They’ve struggled to break Bilbao down and it looked like they were heading into the break at 0-0, but Toni Kroos stepped up with a nice strike to break the deadlock:
TONI KROOS YOU BEAUTY! ??pic.twitter.com/wmTTr3lzTw
— Allu (@GreatWhite_9) December 15, 2020
Pictures from beIN Sport
Atleti still have a couple of games in hand so you have to think of them as the title favourites for now, but Real Madrid are slowly starting to turn their season around.