Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Saturday's derby.
Both sides were still waiting for the first shot on target of the game when Atletico were awarded a penalty 34 minutes in. VAR spotted a foul from Aurelien Tchouameni on Samuel Lino, and up stepped Julian Alvarez to chip his effort right down the middle and fire Atletico ahead in a turgid first half - the fifth of the season in which Real Madrid have failed to manage a shot on target.
Carlo Ancelotti clearly ordered more from his side at the interval, and Kylian Mbappe duly provided five minutes after the restart. Jude Bellingham's close-range strike was deflected back into his path and the Frenchman made no mistake on the rebound.
Bellingham saw a header come back off the crossbar just moments later, before another headed effort drew a smart save from Jan Oblak. The Atletico stopper was wise to efforts from both Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo as Real Madrid pushed for a late winner, securing his side a share of the spoils as a result.
Real Madrid player ratings (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Thibaut Courtois | 6.2/10 |
RB: Lucas Vazquez | 7.9/10 |
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni | 6.9/10 |
CB: Raul Asencio | 7.5/10 |
LB: Fran Garcia | 7.2/10 |
DM: Dani Ceballos | 8.5/10 |
CM: Federico Valverde | 7.5/10 |
CM: Jude Bellingham | 7.6/10 |
RW: Rodrygo | 8.0/10 |
ST: Kylian Mbappe | 7.7/10 |
LW: Vinicius Junior | 7.1/10 |
SUB: Eduardo Camavinga (80' for Ceballos) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Luka Modric (81' for Vazquez) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Brahim Diaz (88' for Rodrygo) | N/A |
Subs not used: Andriy Lunin (GK), Sergio Mestre (GK), Ferland Mendy, Jacobo Ramon, Jesus Vallejo, Lorenzo Aguado, Gonzalo Garcia, Luka Modric, Arda Guler, Endrick
Atletico Madrid player ratings (4-4-2)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Jan Oblak | 8.1/10 |
RB: Marcos Llorente | 7.3/10 |
CB: Jose Gimenez | 6.8/10 |
CB: Clement Lenglet | 6.6/10 |
LB: Javi Galan | 6.9/10 |
RM: Giuliano Simeone | 6.2/10 |
CM: Rodrigo de Paul | 6.6/10 |
CM: Pablo Barrios | 6.9/10 |
LM: Samuel Lino | 7.1/10 |
ST: Antoine Griezmann | 7.1/10 |
ST: Julian Alvarez | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Koke (64' for Lino) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Nahuel Molina (64' for Simeone) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Reinildo (64' for Galan) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Angel Correa (77' for De Paul) | 5.7/10 |
SUB: Alexander Sorloth (81' for Alvarez) | N/A |
Subs not used: Juan Musso (GK), Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ilias Kostis, Rodrigo Riquelme, Conor Gallagher, Thomas Lemar
Player of the match - Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)
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