Rodrygo was on target for Real Madrid as they maintained their 100% record, beating Athletico Madrid by two goals to one in the first Madrid derby this season.
Real Madrid had to manage without their top striker, Benzema who has been out for two weeks due to Injury. Los Blancos best Mallorca last week, before moving on to beat Leipzig in the Champions League group stage match.
It seems both teams have been struggling with an underlying beef, as they started their arguments early in the match. In the 18th minute, Rodrygo gave the Los Blanco side the lead, taking Tchouameni’s pass, just past Felipe and tucking his finish past Oblak from close range.
Two Real Madrid players got a yellow card and in the 36th minute, Vinicius quickly broke into the penalty area, putting himself ahead of Witsel and Felipe to fire a shot towards goal. Oblak makes a great close-range reaction save, pushing the ball onto the far post but Valverde is there to take care of the rebound and he scores, taking Real Madrid two goals clear.
At halftime, Ancelotti’s men lead their arch-rivals by two goals to nothing. In the second half, Athletico Madrid made some changes and looked as if they were going to level the game and in the 83rd minute, Hermoso pulled one back for the hosts.
Athletico kept trying to get a second goal, but the goal scorer, Hermoso was sent off in the 91st minute, after a nasty foul on Ceballos while struggling to get a corner. Four minutes later, the referee
