Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois happy seeing off Athletic Bilbao: Three precious points | OneFootball

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was delighted with victory over Athletic Bilbao.

Real won 1-0 thanks to Karim Benzema's lone effort.

Afterwards, Courtois said: "We did really well in the first half, maybe we didn't create many chances, but we had a lot of shots. The goal came and in the second half they came out more aggressively and we weren't as accurate in our passing.

"In the last 15 minutes we made it difficult for ourselves because we needed more composure and to relieve some pressure. They had some chances, but in the end it was 1-0 and three precious points.

“We're playing a lot of matches in a row and sometimes you try to save yourself a bit, but in a match against an opposition like this you can't do that. They played with great intensity after the changes and that's when we struggled to make the right passes. I think if we had managed to relieve that pressure we could've scored the second or third. Anything can happen until the final whistle."