Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for the Madrid side in just the second minute of play with a free-kick hitting the the top left corner and then backed it up with another goal in the midway point of the second half with a header.
Gonzalo Higuain capped off another decisive result with a goal of his own finding the bottom left corner from the right side of the box.
Half time Score: Athletic Bilbao 0 - 1 Real Madrid

Goals and key events:
2' Cristiano Ronaldo
68' Cristiano Ronaldo
76' Gonzalo Higuain
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