Robert Lewandowski (left) scored in his final match for Barcelona, while Dani Carvajal gave an assist in his farewell match for Real Madrid. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa’s last game at the helm on Saturday.

Dani Carvajal, playing his last game for Real Madrid, produced a sensational ball for Gonzalo Garcia to fire the second-place hosts ahead against Athletic.

England international Jude Bellingham scored a superb second, before Gorka Guruzeta slammed past Thibaut Courtois for Ernesto Valverde’s visitors just before the break in the coach’s last game at the helm.

La Liga’s top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe swept home from outside the area for Real’s third, his 25th goal of the season in the top flight.

Veteran Polish striker Robert Lewandowski scored for champion Barcelona in his final match for the club, but goals from Javi Guerra, Luis Rioja and Guido Rodriguez snatched a 3-1 victory for Valencia.

Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Player ratings:

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois (6.4/10), Dani Carvajal (7.6/10), Raúl Asencio (6.8/10), David Alaba (6.9/10), Álvaro Carreras (7.3/10), Thiago Pitarch Pinar (7.7/10), Federico Valverde (7.4/10), Franco Mastantuono (6.8/10), Jude Bellingham (8.5/10), Gonzalo García (8.1/10), Kylian Mbappé (7.9/10)

Subs: Dean Huijsen (6.2/10), Arda Güler (6.4/10), Dani Ceballos (6.0/10), Brahim Díaz (7.6/10)

Athletic Bilbao: Alex Padilla (6.6/10), Andoni Gorosabel (5.9/10), Daniel Vivian (6.2/10), Aitor Paredes (6.0/10), Adama Boiro (6.2/10), Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (6.5/10), Mikel Jauregizar (6.3/10), Unai Gómez (6.1/10), Robert Navarro (6.7/10), Iñaki Williams (8.0/10), Gorka Guruzeta (7.5/10)

Subs: Yeray Álvarez (6.1/10), Iñigo Lekue (6.0/10), Alejandro Rego (5.9/10), Urko Izeta (7.2/10), Mikel Vesga (5.8/10)

Valencia vs Barcelona Player ratings:

Valencia CF: Stole Dimitrievski (6.6/10), César Tárrega (6.4/10), Unai Núñez (7.5/10), Jesús Vázquez (7.1/10), Pepelu (7.2/10), Javi Guerra (8.4/10), Guido Rodríguez (8.2/10), Filip Ugrinic (7.0/10), Luis Rioja (8.1/10), Diego López (6.6/10), Hugo Duro (6.4/10)

Subs: Largie Ramazani (6.3/10), Thierry Correia (6.0/10), Umar Sadiq (5.9/10)

FC Barcelona: Wojciech Szczęsny (6.2/10), Eric García (6.4/10), Ronald Araújo (6.5/10), Andreas Christensen (5.7/10), Alejandro Balde (6.9/10), Gerard Martín (6.8/10), Marc Bernal (6.0/10), Gavi (6.7/10), Dani Olmo (6.5/10), Marcus Rashford (6.1/10), Robert Lewandowski (7.8/10)

Subs: Xavi Espart (5.2/10), Ferran Torres (7.0/10), Frenkie de Jong (6.1/10), Marc Casadó (5.9/10), João Cancelo (5.8/10)

(With inputs from Agencies)

Published on May 24, 2026