Kylian Mbappe missed a second-half penalty as Real Madrid fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat in their away meeting with Athletic Bilbao.
The main talking point of the first half was Mbappe’s disallowed goal, which included a VAR review for a potential penalty in the build-up.
However, the officials decided against awarding the spot-kick, ensuring the contest remained finely poised at the half time interval.
After playing out a goalless half, Los Leones made a bright start to the second period, with Alex Berenguer pouncing on Thibaut Courtois’s parry to bundle the ball home from close range.
Real Madrid looked to have spurned the chance to level the scoreline when Mbappe saw his penalty saved just a week after he failed to convert a spot-kick against Liverpool in the Champions League.
However, Jude Bellingham came to his teammate’s aid, reacting quickly to fire home a rebound to score in a fourth consecutive league game.
Unfortunately for Los Blancos, they were level for just two minutes before Federico Valverde gifted the hosts the chance to restore their narrow lead.
Gorka Guruzeta kept his composure to drill the ball past Courtois to clinch all three points in a famous victory for Real Madrid.
Athletic remain in fourth place in the league table, while Real Madrid are four points adrift of leaders Barcelona after suffering their second La Liga defeat of the season.
