0-0 at the break. Two shots on target for Real, no goal and a lot of inaccuracies on both sides. A fairly dull first period, not worthy of such adversity, which totally contrasted with the second, much harsher, which saw Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid, without Kylian Mbappé, separate in a draw 1 -1.
The match really got underway in the 64th minute, when Eder Militao scored his first goal of the season. Afterwards, chaos took over and the match was stopped for around ten minutes.
A tense ending
Throwing lighters and objects at Thibaut Courtois in the 68th minute forced the referee to stop the match for a few minutes. The players entered the pitch a quarter of an hour later (71st). Jan Oblak quickly stood out in front of Vinicius Jr (73rd) and Atletico had to raise the bar.
It was in the 90th + 6 minute that Angel Correa liberated the Civitas Metropolitano. Well served in depth, he dribbled past Courtois and Militao could not prevent the Argentine striker from scoring the equalizing goal (1-1). The end of the match saw Marcos Llorente being sent off (90th + 9) following a big sole on Fran Garcia. in the very last seconds, Le Normand received an involuntary header from Tchouameni in an aerial duel in the Atlético area. This draw tastes like a victory for Simeone’s men.
In the end, status quo at the top of La Liga. The defeat of FC Barcelona did not sufficiently inspire Real Madrid who only came back to three points. Atlético completes the podium, 5 points behind FC Barcelona. Simeone’s players will have a complicated trip on Wednesday in the Champions League against Benfica Lisbon. At the same time, Real, still deprived of Mbappé, travels to the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille.
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