Almeria halved the difference two minutes after the restart when Welington Silvas shot hit Bilbao left back Mikel Balenziaga and went in. Almeria played injury time with 10 after Fran Velez received his second yellow card.
After gaining a foothold in the game, Madrid then saw a Toni Kroos volley from outside the area deflected onto the bar by Fran Velez, before Bale failed to find an unmarked Benzema in the six-yard box after breaking down the Andalusian side's left on the quarter-hour mark.