Real Madrid finish season with 4-2 win over Athletic at Bernabéu

Real Madrid ended their 2025-26 La Liga season with a 4-2 home win over Athletic Club on May 24, with Gonzalo, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé and Brahim Díaz scoring at the Santiago Bernabéu. The club’s official match report said the game also served as a farewell at the stadium for captain Dani Carvajal and defender David Alaba. Athletic Club’s official site described it as a season-ending defeat, while LaLiga’s final standings listed the Bilbao side 12th on 45 points. ### Who scored in Real Madrid’s final game of the season? Real Madrid took the lead in the 12th minute through Gonzalo, according to the club’s official report and LaLiga match listings. Bellingham added the second in the 41st minute, Mbappé scored early in the second half, and Brahim completed Madrid’s scoring late in the match. Athletic Club scored through Gorka Guruzeta just before halftime and Urko Izeta in stoppage time, according to Athletic’s official website and AS’s match summary. The final score was 4-2 in front of a listed crowd of 70,398 at the Bernabéu. ### Why was the Bernabéu pre-match ceremony a major part of the night? Dani Carvajal and David Alaba were the focus of the pre-match sendoff, with Real Madrid describing the match as their farewell at the Bernabéu. (realmadrid.com) The club’s official website also carried separate items on the tributes to both players, and AS said the occasion was marked by the two departures as much as by the result. (athletic-club.eus) Real Madrid said after the match that Carvajal called the club “my life” in remarks published on its website. Athletic’s official site also led its home page with the match result and the line: “The season ends with defeat at the Bernabéu.” ### Where does Mbappé’s goal leave him at season’s end? Kylian Mbappé finished the league campaign with 25 goals, according to the social briefing provided for this story and Real Madrid’s official website, which said he won the 2025-26 Pichichi Trophy. (realmadrid.com) His goal against Athletic was Madrid’s third of the night and came in the 51st minute on LaLiga’s official match log. (realmadrid.com) Real Madrid finished second in LaLiga on 86 points, eight behind Barcelona, according to the league’s final standings page. The same table shows Villarreal third on 72 points and Atlético Madrid fourth on 69. ### How did Athletic Club finish the season overall? Athletic Club ended the season in 12th place with 45 points from 38 matches, according to LaLiga’s standings page. (realmadrid.com) The table lists Athletic with 13 wins, six draws and 19 losses, with 43 goals scored and 58 conceded. Athletic’s official website carried the final score on its match page and listed the club’s next scheduled activity as a friendly against SD Ponferradina on July 19. (laliga.com) The site also featured coach Ernesto Valverde under the headline: “Now it’s time for me to be just another fan.” ### Where can readers check the official final-day record? AS published the Matchday 38 scoreboard showing Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Club among the final-round results on May 24. (laliga.com) Real Madrid and Athletic Club both posted official match reports, and LaLiga published the final 2025-26 standings with Athletic 12th and Real Madrid second. LaLiga’s standings page is now the official season endpoint for both clubs, while Athletic’s website already lists its July 19 friendly and Real Madrid’s site has shifted to post-season coverage and other club fixtures. (athletic-club.eus) (laliga.com) (en.as.com)