Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa’s final game at the helm on Saturday.
Dani Carvajal, playing his last game for Real Madrid, produced a sensational ball for Gonzalo Garcia to put the second ahead against Athletic.
England international Jude Bellingham scored a brilliant second before Gorka Guruzeta smashed past Thibaut Courtois just before half-time for Ernesto Valverde’s visitors in the coach’s final game in charge.
La Liga’s top scorer Kylian Mbappe rifled home from outside the penalty area for Real’s third goal, his 25th of the season in the top flight.
Experienced Polish striker Robert Lewandowski scored for champions Barcelona in his final match for the club, but goals from Javi Guerra, Luis Rioja and Guido Rodriguez secured a 3-1 win for Valencia.
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Player Ratings:
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois (6.4/10), Dani Carvajal (7.6/10), Raúl Asencio (6.8/10), David Alaba (6.9/10), Álvaro Carreras (7.3/10), Thiago Pitarch Pinar (7.7/10), Federico Valverde (7.4/10), Franco Mastantuono (6.8/10), Jude Bellingham (8.5/10), Gonzalo García (8.1/10), Kylian Mbappé (7.9/10)
Subs: Dean Huijsen (6.2/10), Arda Guler (6.4/10), Dani Ceballos (6.0/10), Brahim Díaz (7.6/10)
Athletic Bilbao: Alex Padilla (6.6/10), Andoni Gorosabel (5.9/10), Daniel Vivian (6.2/10), Aitor Paredes (6.0/10), Adama Boiro (6.2/10), Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (6.5/10), Mikel Jauregizar (6.3/10), Unai Gómez (6.1/10), Robert Navarro (6.7/10), Iñaki Williams (8.0/10), Gorka Cross (7.5/10)
Subs: Yeray Álvarez (6.1/10), Iñigo Lekue (6.0/10), Alejandro Rego (5.9/10), Urko Izeta (7.2/10), Mikel Vesga (5.8/10)
Valencia vs Barcelona Player Ratings:
Valencia CF: Stole Dimitrievski (6.6/10), Cesar Tarrega (6.4/10), Unai Nunez (7.5/10), Jesus Vazquez (7.1/10), Pepelu (7.2/10), Javi Guerra (8.4/10), Guido Rodriguez (8.2/10), Filip Ugrinic (7.0/10), Luis Rioja (8.1/10), Diego Lopez (6.6/10), Hugo Duro (6.4/10)
Subs: Largie Ramazani (6.3/10), Thierry Correia (6.0/10), Umar Sadiq (5.9/10)
FC Barcelona: Wojciech Szczęsny (6.2/10), Eric García (6.4/10), Ronald Araújo (6.5/10), Andreas Christensen (5.7/10), Alejandro Balde (6.9/10), Gerard Martín (6.8/10), Marc Bernal (6.0/10), Gavi (6.7/10), Dani Olmo (6.5/10), Marcus Rashford (6.1/10), Robert Lewandowski (7.8/10)
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(With input from agencies)
Published on May 24, 2026
