Summary

  • Ligue 1: Lorient v Paris Saint-Germain (20:00 GMT)

  • PSG can go 16 points clear at top with win

  • Lorient second-bottom and have lost their last eight in all competitions

  • La Liga: Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid (20:30)

  • Real Madrid can move eight points clear at top with win

  • Athletic Bilbao 10th, five points outside the top six

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  1. Goodbye!published at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    That's all from tonight's live page - thank you for joining us.

    Real Madrid held on for yet another win to maintain their grip on La Liga.

    PSG had to make do with a point but still look well placed in Ligue 1 going into the winter break.

    Until next time....

  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    And there goes the whistle!

    Real Madrid move eight points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to Karim Benzema's early double.

    Oihan Sancet's spectacular strike not enough for Bilbao, who stay tenth.

  3. GREAT SAVE!published at 92 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    He may end up on the losing side, but Bilbao goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala has had a superb game.

    This time he denies Toni Kroos deep into stoppage-time.

  4. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Three minutes will be added on.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 89 mins

    A third sub for Real as Karim Benzema is replaced by Luka Jovic.

    Can Real hold on?

  6. GREAT SAVE!published at 86 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Save!

    Nico Williams has the chance to level when he runs onto a defence-splitting pass but his low shot is smothered by Thibaut Courtois.

    Wonderful stop by the Real goalkeeper.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 85 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Real Madrid wait until the 85th minute to make a first sub.

    Vinicius Junior takes his time wandering off, much to Raul Garcia's frustration, and is replaced by Mariano Diaz.

    90 seconds later Eden Hazard is replaced by Peter Gonzalez.

  8. GREAT SAVE!published at 81 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Bilbao nearly get caught on the counter as they push forward for a leveller!

    Vinicius Junior lays a low ball across the box and it eventually falls to Eden Hazard, whose low shot is parried away by Julen Agirrezabala.

    Top save.

  9. Postpublished at 22:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Bilbao are pushing hard for an equaliser here.

    Nico Williams sends in a searching low cross from the right that just evades the outstretched boot of Inaki Williams.

  10. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Inaki Williams looks to steam into the penalty area but is denied by an excellent tackle by Eder Militao.

    Militao looked like he enjoyed that. Great defending.

  11. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    Game management is the name of the game for Real Madrid now.

    Eden Hazard has the ball in space on the edge of the box but opts instead to play it back to Eduardo Camavinga in order to keep possession and slow things down.

  12. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    It's fair to say the second half has not had the fireworks we saw in the first.

    Inaki Williams had a half-chance to equalise but his shot hits the side netting.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Lorient 1-1 PSG

    And that's full-time!

    Lorient's losing run is over and I'm sure they would have taken draw before kick-off. But they were just two minutes away from a famous win only for Mauro Icardi to snatch a draw for PSG.

  14. Postpublished at 92 mins

    Lorient 1-1 PSG

    PSG very nearly win it as Angel di Maria stabs in an effort from 12 yards that Paul Nardi saves.

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    GOAL - Lorient 1-1 PSGpublished at 90 min

    Mauro Icardi

    PSG have done it in stoppage-time!

    It was a great bit of wing play from Achraf Hakimi, who gets to the byline and dinks in a teasing cross towards Mauro Icardi who sends a downward header into the net.

    Despair for Lorient.

  16. RED CARD - Sergio Ramospublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Lorient 1-0 Real Madrid

    Sergio Ramos is off!

    The Spaniard was booked for a high boot a few moments ago and is quickly shown a second for cynically blocking Terem Moffi as he looked to sprint towards goal.

  17. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Lorient 1-0 PSG

    21 of the 22 players are now encamped in the Lorient half.

    It's going to be attack v defence for the final eight minutes.

    Lionel Messi lays it off to Idrissa Gueye, but his effort is horrible and goes into orbit.

  18. GREAT SAVE!published at 80 mins

    Lorient 1-0 PSG

    Angel di Maria plays is Lionel Messi down the left of the area but Paul Nardi comes steaming out of goal to smother the effort. From the resulting corner Messi has another curling shot pushed away by the Lorient goalkeeper.

    Still 1-0 with less than 10 to play.....

  19. SECOND HALFpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid

    We are under way again at San Mames.

  20. Postpublished at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Lorient 1-0 PSG

    Ohh, that was almost vintage Lionel Messi.

    The Argentine shows a rapid change of pace to cut onto his left foot and send a curling effort from outside the area just wide.

    We have seen him score goals like that so many times before, but not on this occasion.

    15 minutes left, can Lorient hold onto a famous win?