The spiral of defeats.. a negative number for Real Madrid

Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening in the 16th round of La Liga at the Basque team’s San Mamés stadium.

Alex Berenguer and Gorka Gorosita scored for Athletic Bilbao in the 53rd and 80th minutes, while Jude Bellingham scored for Real Madrid in the 79th minute.

According to Opta statistics, Real Madrid have lost 5 of their last 11 matches in all competitions, suffering one defeat more than they had in their previous 73 matches (won 52, drew 17, lost 4).

This is Real Madrid’s second defeat in La Liga this season, after falling 4-0 against Barcelona in round 11. With this loss, Real Madrid’s score froze at 33 points in second place in La Liga, 4 points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​while Bilbao raised its score to 29 points in fourth place.