La Liga - Spider-Man Substitute Appearance, Nico Williams Scores as Atletico Madrid Lose 0-3 to Athletic Bilbao for First Defeat

At 22:15 Beijing time on September 5, 2026, Athletic Bilbao hosted Atletico Madrid in the fourth round of the 2026/27 La Liga season. Both teams created chances but failed to score in the first half. Athletic Bilbao stepped up after the break, with Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Sancet scoring in succession as Athletic Bilbao completed a 3-0 home victory over Atletico Madrid.

【Match Process】

In the 3rd minute, Atletico Madrid's Lee Kang-in tried the first shot, but it went wide.

In the 7th minute, Giuliano Simeone's shot also failed to hit the target.

In the 11th minute, Athletic Bilbao's Robert Navarro delivered a corner, and Inaki Williams' subsequent shot went wide.

In the 15th minute, Berchiche took a corner, and Inaki Williams again shot wide.

In the 18th minute, Sancet had two consecutive shots but failed to score.

In the 23rd minute, Atletico's Baena shot wide and then hit the post, coming close to scoring.

In the 33rd minute, Atletico Madrid had consecutive attempts, but both Giuliano Simeone and Ademola Lookman failed to score.

In the 40th minute, Lee Kang-in's shot went wide, and Alex Grimaldo delivered a corner.

At halftime, the teams were level at 0-0.

In the 46th minute, Athletic Bilbao made a substitution, with Paredes replacing Yeray. Nico Williams then scored with a header to give Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 lead.

In the 48th minute, Robert Navarro scored from an Inaki Williams assist to extend the lead to 2-0.

In the 59th minute, Atletico Madrid made four substitutions, with Ortiz Arnau, Koke, Alvarez and Cristian Romero replacing Lookman, Juurmann, Lee Kang-in and Simeone respectively.

In the 60th minute, Athletic Bilbao's Alboniga replaced De Galarreta.

In the 66th minute, Louis-Jean, Johaneko replaced Robert Navarro, and Berenguer replaced Inaki Williams.

In the 76th minute, Guruzeta replaced Nico Williams, and Atletico Madrid's Johnny Cardoso replaced Baena.

In the 85th minute, Athletic Bilbao's Alboniga hit the post with his shot.

In the 90th minute, Sancet scored, sealing a 3-0 victory for Athletic Bilbao.

In stoppage time, Atletico Madrid's Koke took a corner. The match then ended, with Athletic Bilbao defeating Atletico Madrid 3-0.

【Lineups】

Athletic Bilbao: 1-Unai Simon, 17-Berchiche, 14-Laporte, 5-Yeray (46' 4-Paredes), 12-Jesus, 16-De Galarreta (60' 18-Alboniga), 8-Sancet, 24-Gerenazandoia Benat, 9-Inaki Williams (66' 7-Berenguer), 23-Robert Navarro (66' 31-Louis-Jean, Johaneko), 10-Nico Williams (76' 11-Guruzeta).

Atletico Madrid: 13-Oblak, 22-Alex Grimaldo, 14-Llorente, 17-Hancko, 18-Poueville, 23-Morten Juurmann (59' 6-Koke), 8-Pablo, 11-Ademola Lookman (59' 16-Ortiz Arnau), 7-Lee Kang-in (59' 19-Alvarez), 20-Giuliano Simeone (59' 21-Cristian Romero), 10-Baena (76' 5-Johnny Cardoso).