2024-10-02 09:03:43
The Madrid derby means a lively battle. There is no time for the audience to suffocate in excitement and frenzy. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid proved it once again. Attack-counter-attack continued throughout the match. Real got a chance and scored a goal, Atletico took a point with a counter goal at the end. On Sunday (September 29), the two teams drew 1-1 in the La Liga match at Atletico’s home ground.
From the beginning of the match, both the teams started to play in equal rhythm. There was no way to hold anyone back. Atlético got the first good chance of the match. Julian Álvarez entered the box after receiving a teammate’s extended pass from midfield. Courtois blocked Argentina’s World Cup-winning forward’s shot from an awkward angle.
In the 17th minute, Atlético was saved by their goalkeeper Ian Oblak. Valverde’s free-kick went wide in the 27th minute. The ball goes slightly outside the post. In the 36th minute, Oblak blocked Jude Bellingham’s low shot between two players.
At the beginning of the second half, Rodrigo hit just above the crossbar. Real scored a goal in the 64th minute of miss practice. Modric crosses the ball to Vinicius on the left from a free-kick outside the box. Vinny crosses into the box. Milita, standing in the gap, stopped the ball in the first round and shook the net with a right foot shot.
A moment later someone threw a lighter from the gallery at Courtois. He showed it to the referee. The referee stopped the game. After discussing with the two coaches, he asked the players to leave the field and go to the dressing room. The game was then suspended for 10 minutes.
After twenty minutes the game started again. After that, Real was still ahead by one goal at the appointed time. It was assumed that they would leave the field with a win. But there is still drama left. What Correia showed. Eight minutes into the fifth minute of added time, Xavi Galan made a pass into the box. The Argentinian forward found the net by running and dodging Courtois.
The referee initially did not award a goal for handball. But he whistled the goal with the help of VAR. No handball, Correia was not offside either. With his goal, Real left the field with one point in a sure loss match.
Real is second in this draw with 5 wins in 8 matches and 18 points in 3 draws. Atletico are third with 16 points from 4 wins and a draw. Barcelona is on top with 21 points in the equal match.