Real Madrid dropped two important points in La Liga as Atletico Madrid held them to a draw in their most recent fixture. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the Madrid derby.
The result is a heavy blow to Real Madrid’s hopes of defending the La Liga title. Real Madrid, who are the defending La Liga champions, sit second in the points table behind El Clasico rivals Barcelona.
While the draw to Atletico Madrid sees Real Madrid reduce the gap on Barcelona to seven points, the Catalan outfit can establish a 10-point lead at the top of the La Liga table if they defeat Almeria on Sunday.
Real Madrid, who came into the Madrid derby on the back of their 5-2 thrashing of Liverpool at Anfield in a Champions League fixture, were far from their best against Atletico Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti’s men needed to score a late equalizer to salvage a draw against Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid dropped two points in the Madrid derby in a heavy blow to hopes of winning the La Liga title
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The La Liga match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid saw a goalless first half. Neither side managed to score a goal in the 45 minutes of action.
Atletico Madrid were reduced to 10 men in 64 minutes after Angel Correa was shown a red card for elbowing Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger. However, Real Madrid failed to capitalize on the numerical superiority and it was Atletico Madrid who broke the deadlock at Santiago Bernabeu.
Jose Gimenez sent Atletico Madrid ahead in the 74th minute with a header from a free-kick delivery into the Real Madrid box.
However, Real Madrid clawed their way back into the game and scored an equalizer in the 85th minute. It was 18-year-old Álvaro Rodríguez who came to Real Madrid’s rescue, as the young forward headed the ball into the Atletico Madrid net from a Luka Modric corner delivery.
Real Madrid, however, could not find another goal that would have earned them all three points, and they had to settle for a draw.
The result of the Madrid derby leaves Real Madrid with 52 points from 23 matches. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, sits fourth with 42 points from 23 matches. Table-toppers Barcelona, meanwhile, have 59 points from 22 matches. Barcelona could take their point tally to 62 if they win their next game, which is against Almeria on Sunday.
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