LaLiga: Atletico Holds Real In Madrid Derby
Atletico Madrid held city rivals Real Madrid to a 1-1 in a thrilling LaLiga match, as Kylian Mbappe’s second-half goal cancelled out Julian Alvarez’s first-half strike at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain.
In a tale of two halves, Atletico dominated the first 45 minutes and took the lead when Alvarez struck a 35th minute penalty. Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni fouled Samuel Lino inside the box.
In the second half, Real Madrid pulled a rabbit out of the hat, with Rodrygo running past two opponents on the right wing and crossing to Jude Bellingham, who sliced his first touch strike from close-range.
Defender Jose Gimenez managed to block the shot but the rebound fell to Mbappe, who fired home the loose ball in the 50th minute to level the game.
Real Madrid were frustrated in their attempts to grab a win by an imperious Jan Oblak, who made a string of stunning saves.
The goalkeeper denied close-range efforts by Vinicius, Rodrygo, Mbappe and Bellingham, who also had a strike off the crossbar, to secure Atletico’s point.
The result kept Real top of LaLiga on 50 points, one ahead of Atletico in second, who missed a chance to leapfrog them.
Barcelona, third on 45 points, visit Sevilla on Sunday with a chance to close the gap in the title race.
LaLiga/Reuters/Chidi Nwoke.
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