In an epic encounter straight from the ongoing Spanish La Liga, Atletico Madrid defeated arch-rivals Real Madrid 3-1 at the Civitas Metrolpolitan Stadium on Sunday. A Crucial win for the Atleticoz, the win came as a delight for the Atletico fans as the club had only won once in their past 14 La Liga Madrid derbies against Real Madrid before this match.
Atletico stunned their bitter rivals with two goals in the opening 18 minutes followed by a third one in right at the beginning of the second half to pave their way to victory. Alvaro Morata scored twice for his team as Atletico Madrid ended Real Madrid unbeaten starting run at the La Liga season with a fine victory. Morata who has been in sublime form this season, now has five goals in five La Liga games for Atletico Madrid.
The first goal of the match came early when Samuel Lino sent in a dangerous cross to Morata, who converted the spot superbly with a header past Real Madrid Goalie Arrizabalaga, giving Atletico their opening goal just 4 minutes into the match. Antoine Griezerman soon joined the party with his own when he sent in a supreme header into the nets, giving Atletico a 2-0 lead with just 18 minutes on the clock.
Real Madrid tried to fight back into the game when Toni Kroos fired a fine low strike into the nets to get Real’s opening in the 35th minute. Atletico sensed the danger and showed some resulute defending theron to close the first half with a 2-1 lead.
Just a few seconds into the second half, Alvaro Morata shined again for Atletico Madrid as he converted a sweet spot set up for him by Saul Niguez’s pass, sending the ball into the nets to give the Atleticoz a comfortable 3-1 lead at 46 minutes.Thereon, Real Madrid made several desperate measure to close the gap but all of it went in vain. Midfielder Jude Bellingham, who has been in inspired form since joining Real Madrid in the summer, cut a frustrated figure throughout, culminating in a yellow card for a poor challenge on Angel Correa in stoppage time.
The match eventually ended with Atletico Madrid clinching a motivation 3-1 win over their rivals, their first against Real in the last 14 encounters. This victory has helped Atletico Madrid move up to the 5th spot in the rankings with 10 points from 5 games, while Real Madrid are still on the 3rd place with 15 points. Barcelona and Girona are leading the ranks as of now with 16 points each, with Barca taking the lead on a superior goal difference. Athletic Club (Bilbao) or on the 3rd place with 13 points!
