Real Madrid beat its neighbor Atlético and crawls to the front

Real’s first goal, Brazilian international Casemiro, scored with a header centered at 15 after a perfectly lifted ball from German Toni Kroos.

Then came the second goal after Danny Carvajal hit a powerful ball that hit the post and hit the body of goalkeeper Oblak and returned to the 63 net, to count the goal of the Slovenian goalkeeper.

And the merengue balance was made (23 points) and advanced to third place, while Atlético became the leader (26 points), threatened if Real Sociedad win tomorrow in their guest Eibar.

And Atlético de Madrid have failed to win their last 9 league games against Real Madrid (5 draws and 4 defeats).

As for the coaches’ struggle and after winning his first LaLiga game as a coach against Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone (0-1 at home in February 2016), Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane did not lose in his last seven games against the Argentine coach in the competition (3 wins and 4) Draws).

La Real, champions, has reinforced its preference in the league derby by winning 89 against 39 losses and the same draws, knowing that the total number of matches between the two teams in all competitions reached 226, also dominated by the royal team.

It is the first defeat of the guests this season and comes after seven consecutive victories. Before today’s game, Atlético hadn’t tasted the taste of losing in the local league since February 1, when they fell in the capital’s “Derby” also against their host Real Zero -1 in the twenty-second stage of last season. 26 games, drew in nine and won 17 games.

Atlético have scored in today’s game as much as they have scored in the ten games they have played this season, conceding just two goals, the first in the 6-1 match against Granada and the second against Osasuna 3-1.

Real absolutely dominated the activities of the first half, so their guest did not pay the first 45 minutes against the goal of Thibaut Courtois.

And the meringue waited until minute 15 to hit Oblak’s net after a corner from the German Tony Kroos and completed by Casemiro with his head into the net (15).

The French substitute Toma Lemar missed the only opportunity Atlético had while in front of the goal, but he placed the ball on the left side of the post (55).

Real Madrid doubled the score after a powerful far shot from Carvajal that hit the left post, bouncing Oblak’s back and into the goal (63).