Real Madrid dominate the capital derby by defeating Atlético in La Liga

Real Madrid achieved an important victory over its neighbor Atlético de Madrid, with two clean goals, to dominate the Madrid derby on matchday 13 of La Liga.

Casemiro opened the goals for the club in the 15th minute of the game, while Real Madrid reinforced their advance with Jan Oblak, Atlético goalkeeper, in his own goal in the 63rd minute.

Real Madrid moved up their score to point 23 in third place, while Atlético’s scoreboard stopped at point 26 at the top of the standings.

the match summary

The left post of Atlético de Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak responded to a left-handed shot by Karim Benzema from the edge of the penalty area, which collided with Oblak’s hand and hit the post and was dispersed by the Atlético defense outside the penalty area. penalty area in minute ten of the game.

Real Madrid scored the first goal of the game, after Toni Kroos centered a corner kick, which Casemiro found with a great header that went to the left of Oblak to the net.

Atlético de Madrid threatened with the goal of their archrival, after playing a cross from the right wing that passed in front of Courtois, then Lemar received it with a shot, but his ball went to the side of Cortua’s right post.

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal fired a ballistic missile from outside the penalty area in the 63rd minute of the game.

Thibaut Courtois saved his goal from a researcher in the 80th minute, after Saul Nguise swung the center from the left, with his head, but the Belgian goalkeeper brilliantly blocked the ball and turned it into a corner kick.

Real Madrid came close to scoring the third goal of the match in the last minute of the match, after Lucas Vásquez hit a hard ball from inside the area, but Oblak flashed and blocked the ball and turned it into a corner kick for the royal club.

Real Madrid formation: Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Ferland Mendy, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Lucas Vázquez, Vinicius Jr., Karim Benzema.

Atlético de Madrid formation: Jan Oblak, Kieran Trippier, Stefan Savic, Felipe Monteiro, Mario Hermoso, Héctor Herrera, Koki, Yannick Carrasco, Marcos Llorente, Joao Felix, Luis Suarez.