Real Madrid entertained Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a slow start to the derby and conceded the opening goal in the 33rd minute when Ademola Lookman found the back of the net. Alvaro Arbeloa’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Vinicius Junior equalised for the Madrid outfit in the 52nd minute from the penalty spot before Federico Valverde completed the turnaround in the 55th minute. Nahuel Molina equalised for the visitors just 11 minutes later. However, Vinicius Junior scored again for Real Madrid in the 72nd minute. Valverde was sent off by the referee in the 77th minute, but Los Blancos hung on and earned a hard-fought 3-2 win in the Madrid derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Atletico Madrid.
GK: Andriy Lunin – 7/10
Lunin made his fair share of saves during the game but failed to keep a clean sheet in both halves.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 6.5/10
He made two good chances going forward and didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 6/10
Rudiger cleared the danger when he could, but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Dean Huijsen – 6.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when required and was good on the ball.
LB: Fran Garcia – 6.5/10
Garcia came back to defend when he could, but lacked quality in the final third.
RM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
Valverde managed to score in the 55th minute but let his teammates down by getting sent off later in the second half.
CM: Thiago Pitarch Pinar – 6/10
He failed to get a foothold in the game and was substituted after the hour mark.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
LM: Arda Guler – 7/10
Guler managed to shine at times on the left flank, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Brahim Diaz – 7/10
He caused some headaches for his marker but failed to register a goal.
ST: Vinicius Junior – 8/10
Vinicius Junior bagged a brace in the second half, which helped Real Madrid earn an important win in the Madrid derby.
Substitutes:
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6.5/10
He came off the bench and secured an assist.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 6/10
Mbappe made one good run with the ball.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Jude Bellingham – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
LB: Alvaro Carreras – N/A
