Atlético surprises Real Madrid with a brace and a red card
Real star Vinícius Júnior remained ineffective in the highly anticipated first duel of the two Madrid clubs, while Atlético took the upper hand with a brace and a red card. The “Royals” lost on matchday 7 of La Liga 1:2 and slipped to 3rd place in the table.
Key events in the second half
In the second half the events ran into each other: Alex Grimaldo scored in the 53rd minute from a penalty, Jonathan David added in the 59th minute, and former international Antonio Rüdiger made the consolation goal for Atlético in the 89th minute. At the same time defender Dean Huijsen saw a red card for a last‑ditch tackle, leaving the visitors a man down for more than half an hour.
Rüdiger’s late goal was the only goal for Real, which despite a highly praised attack featuring Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham remained largely ineffective.
Coach José Mourinho thus suffered his first derby defeat against Atlético; in his first spell as Real manager from 2010 to 2013 he had won all six derbies.
After only seven games Real already sits six points behind league leaders FC Barcelona, deepening the second‑season defeat further.