Federico Valverde volleyed Real's Madrid's stoppage-time winner against Athletic Bilbao as they closed gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday in their matchday 32 meeting in La Liga, courtesy of a fantastic strike by Federico Valverde in second half stoppage

There is simply no downplaying the importance of Sunday's clash for Real Madrid, as the capital giants look to bounce back from what was a poor showing against Arsenal on Wednesday; a 5-1 defeat overall eliminated them from the competition, and there has been intense speculation surrounding the future of head coach Carlo Ancelotti in recent days.