Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club result, stats and report

Real Madrid were ruthless at the Bernabéu, putting four past RB Leipzig in a commanding Champions League display. Bernardo Silva, Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé did the damage before substitute Yan Diomande added a fourth late on.

Levante ended a five-match winless run in emphatic fashion, beating Athletic Club 3-1 thanks to a blistering Roger Brugué double and a Karl Etta Eyong late strike, with Aymeric Laporte's red card effectively ending Athletic's hopes.

Valencia created five big chances and failed to convert a single one in a goalless draw with Athletic Club, a result that summed up everything wrong with a side that cannot turn desire into points. Athletic Club, organised and disciplined, took what they needed and left.

Athletic Club have drawn three of their last five La Liga matches and cannot afford another stalemate. Espanyol arrive with three losses in their last five and a defence that has been wide open.

Real Madrid return to La Liga action on Saturday night against a Celta Vigo side that has not lost in five matches. The Bernabeu expects a response.

Barcelona arrive at El Clasico on the back of five straight La Liga wins and 22 goals scored. Real Madrid have questions to answer, but they always show up for this one.

Real Madrid have demanded Javier Tebas resign as La Liga president and RFEF vice-president after he compared the club's media operation to Nazi propaganda methods. The row is the latest escalation in a years-long power struggle between Spanish football's biggest club and its league chief.

Vinicius Jr has been banned for four matches by Spain's disciplinary committee after pulling Nathan Saliba's hair during Real Madrid's win over Villarreal, ruling him out of El Clasico on 25 October. Jose Mourinho's absence from the post-match press conference has fuelled talk of growing frustration behind the scenes.