Real Madrid dances at the Wanda Metropolitano! The Merengue won the derby in the Spanish capital this Sunday 2-1 against Atlético Madrid for the 6th day of La Liga, and thus regain the lead in the standings ahead of FC Barcelona, winner of Elche 3-0 the day before.
Despite the tenure of Antoine Griezmann, the Colchoneros gave in in the 18th minute on a goal from Rodrygo, at the conclusion of a clever one-two with Aurélien Tchouaméni, then on an achievement by Fede Valverde (36th), before the reduction from the shoulder score of Mario Hermoso (82nd).
In the absence of Karim Benzema, injured in the right thigh, the young 21-year-old winger, repositioned as center forward, did not hesitate to pay tribute to his Brazilian compatriot Vinicius, victim of racist remarks on the social networks and around the stadium before the game, celebrating his goal with a dance in front of the Rojiblancos fans’ kop.
“Vini” received a wave of support after the controversial remarks, with in particular messages from Neymar, Gabriel Jesus or legend Pelé encouraging him to continue dancing after his goals.
“I’m going to ask Vinicius to teach me how to dance the samba,” Atlético president Enrique Cerezo said wryly earlier today.
The Brazilian is also behind the second goal of the “White House”, after a solo ride on the left side: his shot at the end of the race was deflected by Jan Oblak on the post, before Valverde concludes the action to score for the third game in a row.
Griezmann still decisive
“Grizou”, confined to a substitute role since the start of the season due to the imbroglio between Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona around the purchase option linked to his loan, sounded the revolt of the Colchoneros at the end of the match by delivering a corner clumsily diverted by Thibaut Courtois and fortunately taken over by Mario Hermoso.
Despite Atlético’s mixed start to the season and its low playing time, the French international (108 caps, 42 caps) continues to be decisive, before joining the France team rally next week. , to compete in the League of Nations, two months before the World Cup in Qatar (November 20 – December 18).
Thanks to this success on the lawn of its neighbor Madrid, Real has continued its faultless course since the start of the season, with nine wins in a row in all competitions. The reigning Spanish and European champions also recorded their best start to the championship since the 1987-1988 season.