Federico Valverde's breathtaking volley in the dying moments clinched a 1-0 win for Real Madrid against Athletic Club, keeping their La Liga title hopes alive at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Spain winger Nico Williams has spilt the beans on his decision to snub reported potential moves to Barcelona and Arsenal in favour of remaining with Athletic Bilbao.
Athletic Bilbao missed an opportunity to reduce the gap with the top two in La Liga as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Espanyol on Sunday in a match that was briefly halted following racist chanting aimed at Bilbao forward Maroan Sannadi.
Inaki Williams was unimpressed with the officiating as Athletic Bilbao lost 2-0 to Barcelona in their Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Wednesday night.
Barcelona eased past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final, setting up a showdown on Sunday as they chase their first silverware since Xavi led them to La Liga glory in the 2022-23 season.
Star midfielder Pedri is back in Saudi Arabia with eyes on another Supercopa title as Barcelona are set to take on Athletic Club in the semi-final on Wednesday at King Abdullah Sport City.