Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 52': Vinícius Júnior (P)
  • 55': Federico Valverde
  • 72': Vinícius Júnior
  • Red Card 77': Federico Valverde
FT
3 - 2
  • 33': Ademola Lookman
  • 66': Nahuel Molina

Real Madrid get crucial derby win to maintain gap to Barcelona

Real Madrid edged the derby 3-2 against city rivals Atlético to remain in touch with LaLiga leaders Barcelona but the performance was far from convincing.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 1': Fran García (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Offside, Real Madrid. Fran García is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 5': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 9': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 21': Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Koke.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 27': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 27': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 33': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 35': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 35': Fran García (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
  • 36': Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Koke.
  • 41': Arda Güler (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Carvajal with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Handball by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Robin Le Normand.
  • 47': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 48': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 51': Penalty Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Johnny Cardoso.
  • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 60': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 60': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri.
  • 61': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
  • 61': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 63': Foul by Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).
  • 63': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé replaces Thiago Pitarch.
  • 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Dani Carvajal.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 66': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  • 68': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 68': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  • 72': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Atletico Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham replaces Arda Güler.
  • 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 77': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
  • 77': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) is shown the red card.
  • 81': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
  • 83': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 83': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid).
  • 84': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
  • 84': Fran García (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Carreras replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Fran García (Real Madrid) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Huijsen.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Lunin (Real Madrid). Assisted by Nico González.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Atletico Madrid 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 3, Atletico Madrid 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 5
47.6 Possession 52.4
13 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
451 Accurate Passes 508
505 Passes 559
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
26 Long Balls 50
15 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 2
23 Effective Clearances 15
23 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 77,964

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 38 +59 94
2 Real Madrid 38 +42 86
3 Villarreal 38 +26 72
4 Atlético Madrid 38 +18 69
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Andriy Lunin (GK)
24 Dean Huijsen
22 Antonio Rüdiger
20 Fran García
2 Dani Carvajal
14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
45 Thiago Pitarch Yellow Card
15 Arda Güler
8 Federico Valverde
7 Vinícius Júnior
21 Brahim Díaz

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
17 Dávid Hancko Yellow Card
24 Robin Le Normand
3 Matteo Ruggeri Yellow Card
14 Marcos Llorente Yellow Card
6 Koke
5 Johnny Cardoso Yellow Card
22 Ademola Lookman
20 Giuliano Simeone
19 Julián Álvarez
7 Antoine Griezmann

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