Athletic do need to make a change at the back. Unai Nunez replaces Yeray Alvarez.

Almost a fine chance for Athletic as pacy Inaki Williams bursts down the right and cuts inside. He's tracked all the way by Sergio Ramos, who can't stop him, but eventually Eder Militao steps across to take the ball off Williams.

This could be an early blow for Athletic, as centre-back Yeray Alvarez appears to have picked up an injury.

The game is quite end to end. Karim Benzema has the ball at the edge of the pitch and moments later Dani Carvajal is heading back to his own keeper.

Something has happened. Athletic Bilbao almost take the lead. Unai Lopez hits an excellent deep cross from the right towards veteran Raul Garcia, but his header is saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Almost tempted to pause this live until something happens.

Not much to tell you about in the last five minutes or so. Basically nothing at all.

Two shots in the opening 12 minutes - which both came in the space of five seconds. Marco Asensio's free-kick and Karim Benzema's header, both on target.

Real Madrid are the only team to have won all their La Liga games since the restart.

Athletic have lost once, to Barcelona.

Real can win seven successive La Liga matches in one season for the second time under Zinedine Zidane. They won their last 12 games in 2015-16 season.

Inaki Williams is making his 153th consecutive La Liga appearance for Athletic Bilbao.

HUGE chance for Inaki Williams... but the offside flag goes up. A through ball is played in which Sergio Ramos misses. It lands to Williams who has to finish but somehow Marcelo dives in his way to block his shot. But it wouldn't have counted.

Marco Asensio is in Real Madrid's starting XI in a La Liga match for the first time since 12 May 2019 - a 3-1 defeat by Real Sociedad.

Marco Asensio takes the free-kick, it's not a bad effort and Unai Simon parries. Dani Carvajal gets the rebound and crosses for Karim Benzema but it's too high and hits the top of the Frenchman's head.

Free-kick to Real, centrally about 25 yards out, as Karim Benzema is fouled by Unai Lopez.

Real's first attack down the right and Dani Carvajal's cross is caught by Unai Simon in the Athletic goal.

Under way at San Mames.

This is the seventh time Athletic have named this exact line-up in La Liga this season. They haven't lost any of the first six.

No other team have named the same line-up more than four times.

Real Madrid make five changes from the side who beat Getafe 1-0 on Thursday.

Marcelo, Eder Militao, Fede Valverde, Marco Asensio and Rodrygo replace Ferland Mendy, Raphael Varane, Toni Kroos, Isco and Vinicius Jr.

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Barcelona were top of La Liga going into the coronavirus pandemic, but Real Madrid have won all six games since the restart to take control of the title race.

"With so few games to go and with us playing every three days, you need to be really focused in everything you do," said boss Zinedine Zidane.

"It's ultimately down to the small margins. We're doing fine and I'm enjoying working with these players every single day.

"We know that we're in for another tough game and will be putting all of our energy into this match. LaLiga is a strong division and that'll be the case right until the last.

"We're on the right track but this isn't over yet. We've got five games to go and we'll be trying to keep it up."

Real Madrid only need to win four of their last five games to win the La Liga title.

They can achieve 25% of that today when they visit Athletic Bilbao.

Welcome to live text commentary of that one.

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