Kylian Mbappé has missed a penalty kick again and Federico Valverde gifted a late goal as Real Madrid lost ground to Barcelona in the Spanish league after a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao.

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.

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde was delighted with his players after their 2-1 win against Real Madrid.