Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga games between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. We'll bring you all the action from the San Mames. Kick-off: 15.15.

And one for the Real Madrid right back.

There's a yellow card for the Athletic Bilbao striker...

Indeed, the referee is going to book a couple of players here. He finally seems to have got things under control again, but this is turning into quite a tesy affair between these two teams.

SCUFFLE! The two sets of players are in each other's faces now after a clash between Ramos and Garcia. Casemiro is getting into the thick of things. Will there be repercusions here?

BALE SHOT ON GOAL! The Welsh winger takes aim from the best part of 20 yards, but his strike is straight at Kepa and the Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper gets his body behind it to make the save.

Before that goal Athletic Bilbao had probably been the better of the two teams, but they have left space in behind for the pace and directness of Real Madrid to exploit. That's what happened there.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Athletic Bilbao 0 Real Madrid 1 (25 mins - Karim Benzema). It's Real Madrid who have taken the lead at San Mames! Ronaldo got in behind the Athletic defence and played a pass right across the face of goal for Benzema to finish into the corner. Great goal.

That certainly should have been a booking. Casemiro took down Williams cynically but the referee decides to keep his cards in his pocket when he should have shown the Brazilian a yellow.

I just get the feeling that Real Madrid are beginning to take hold of things in the middle of the pitch. Modric is starting to control the midfield area, pulling the strings from deep.

This has been an end-to-end encounter so far. Both Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid are desperate for three points here and that is showing in how quick they are to attack.

That was close to finding Bale at the back post. The Welsh winger has been quiet early on in this match, but he was on hand to get on the end of Benzema's cross. The clearance was made, though.

RONALDO DENIED! Real Madrid hit out on the counter attack, with Ronaldo getting a low shot away on goal, but Kepa got down well to make the diving save to deny him from finding the opener.

There were protests from the Real Madrid players that Yeray was offside, but the flag wasn't raised and that was a glorious chance for the home side to take the lead. How did he miss?

WHAT A CHANCE! That was easily the best opportunity of the match so far. An Athletic Bilbao freekick was headed down inside the area, but from close range Yeray puts his shot past the post.

Real Madrid have also been sloppy in their possession. Athletic Bilbao have nipped in a number of times to steal the ball from the visitors in the centre of the pitch. They must improve.

Lekue is proving such an effective outlet on the wing. That way Athletic Bilbao can stretch the pitch, creating space in the middle for the likes of both Aduriz and Garcia.

This has been impressive stuff from Athletic Bilbao. They are really taking the game to Real Madrid, but they have to make sure that they don't leave to much space in behind.