Real Madrid crash to first loss of the season as Atletico Madrid win

Atletico Madrid 5-2 Actual Madrid

Actual Madrid have misplaced for the primary time this season, having fallen to a harmful defeat to Atletico Madrid within the Madrid derby on the RiyadhAir Metropolitano.

Atleti threatened within the opening phases, and Alexander Sorloth wasted a giant probability to attain the opener as he waited too lengthy to shot, which allowed Eder Militao to make a vital final man problem on the Norwegian striker. Regardless of this, Actual Madrid noticed their defence breached quickly after as Robin Le Normand headed house from shut vary following a stunning cross from the appropriate by Giuliano Simeone.

Nonetheless, Actual Madrid weren’t behind for lengthy, regardless of having been dominated within the minutes after Atleti scored. Arda Guler performed Kylian Mbappe in behind, and La Liga’s high scorer made no mistake to make it 1-1.

And 10 minutes later, the primary half comeback was full as Guler netted from a Vinicius Junior cross. However sadly for Actual Madrid, they might not maintain the lead till half time. Koke Resurreccion delivered a cross into the field that was headed house by Sorloth, who made no mistake this time.

Atleti hearth house three extra unanswered targets in second half

Minutes into the second interval, Atleti took the lead for the second time within the afternoon, and it got here from the penalty spot. Guler was adjudged to have fouled Nicolas Gonzalez with an enormous boot, and that allowed Julian Alvarez to observe up his hat-trick in midweek with a aim from 12 yards.

And the Argentine would double up in spectacular style quickly after, curling house an exquisite free-kick that was agonisingly out of attain for Actual Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. And the afternoon was capped off by Antoine Griezmann, who netted Atleti’s fifth in stoppage time.

It was a dismal 90 minutes for Actual Madrid, who will now look to bounce again after a harmful afternoon within the Spanish capital. However for Atleti, they’ll take loads of confidence of this, and rightly so.