The real striker Kylian Mbappes Equalizer in the second half depicts Julian Alvarez’s punishment for Atletico in Madrid Derby.
Kylian Mbappe scored in his first derby against Atletico Madrid when Real Madrid struck back a 1-1 tie And held his slim lead in the Spanish league.
Julian Alvarez put Atletico in the lead in the 35th minute in Estadio Santiago Bernabeu from the penalty point. The kick was awarded after the referee was called to check a challenge by Aurelien Tchouameni for Samuel Lino.
In the 50th minute, Mbappe equalized to the hosts, who remained a point before the second -placed Atletico in the overall ranking after he had withdrawn to a blocked effort from Jude Bellingham to go home.
Bellingham hit the crossbar with a header when Madrid searched for a second goal, while the goalkeeper of Atletico Jan Olbak Rodrygo, Vinícius Júnior and Mbappe refused to share the points in the Spanish capital.
“We knew how to stay in and had our chances,” said Alvarez. “We are in battle and will stay in the end.”
Atletico, who spent great spent last summer to acquire Alvarez and other reinforcements, try in 2021 and 2014 under coach Diego Simeone.
They arrived in good shape after winning 19 of their previous 21 games in all competitions, and they showed why they had the best defense in the five best leagues in Europe in 23 games.
On Saturday, although he lost the defensive, stable keeper Robin Le Normand against suspension, on the back of Frustrating star attack by Real, who was not able to make a single shot on the goal in the first half.
Real Coach Carlo Ancelotti quickly accepted that it was a game with two halves: “We checked the second half well. We scored a goal and had chances. We played a very good second half. The first half was different. We were very slow and not aggressive enough.
“The team influenced the punishment. After the punishment and before we played very slowly. We didn’t use the field. In the second half we opened the field and made it wider and used it. We caused many problems in the second half, ”he said.
In a flood of injuries, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti relied on a provisional backline of Lucas Vázquez, regular midfielder Tchouameni, youth player Raul Ascio and Fran García.
It was the ruthless route of his boot from Tchouameni, which ultimately stumbled out of the Lino, but it still had to intervene to forgive the kick.
The former striker of Manchester City, Alvarez, gently stroked his penalty in the middle when Thibaut dived Courtois to his left.
Antoine Griezmann once again showed his great value, with precision also passing under coercion. The French midfielder placed twice perfectly weighted balls, which Alvarez and Lino left in a good position to get out of shots in the area, but ruined clumsy touch by both opportunities.
Rodrygo triggered the Madrid comeback shortly after half -time when he drove past Javi Galan and Lino on the right and put a ball to Bellingham in the heart of the box.
Bellingham’s demolished shot hit a defender and fell Mbappe, who had missed the first Attletico Derby of the season a 1-1 draw in September way to bring home against Real’s cross-city competitor.
Madrid was looking for a second goal with Atletico who rattled. Vinicius dripped down the left side and shoveled the ball for Bellingham, which smashed a header from the woodwork.
Simeone changed in the 63rd full -back with Reinildo and Nahuel Molina, but Oblak still had to come to Atletico’s rescue three times.
“We played very well in the first half,” said Simeone. “In the second half they met immediately and then met the bar. It was very intense.
“After 20 minutes in the second half we also had our possibilities … Julian (Alvarez) slipped on a (Marcos) llor dent a few times. In the end it was a tie, (but) both teams thought they could win the game. “
Barcelona, third place, is now five points behind Madrid before her trip to Seville on Sunday.
