He pressed Atletico and Real is wearing a scarf!

Real is in command in Madrid! The “merenches” thundered in the most convincing way that they have no opponent in this year’s La Liga title race, prevailing 2-0 of Atletico at the “Santiago Bernabeu” and in the context of the 17th game of the championship!

Carlo Ancelotti’s team “hit” at its first opportunity in every half with Benzema (16 ‘) and Asensio (57’) after an assist by Vinicius Jr., conquering it third consecutive Madrid derby at its headquarters!

Result with which Real reached them seven consecutive victories in the championship reaching 42 points, leaving the “Rochiblancos” in fourth place and at -13 from the top (having one game less).

The leader of the match was Thibaut Courtois, with the Belgian goalkeeper performing four rescue operations in the second half, helping the most in Real’s three-pointer!

The match



The beginning of the confrontation with him was sluggish tight and defensive plan that Diego Simeone chose to line up Atletico not to allow the game to get a good rhythm.

The first moment of the match belonged to the guests, with the Long shot by Kounias to pass quite far from Courtois’s hearth. After the first ten minutes, Real gained a few meters on the field, creating a suspicion of opportunity with the misplaced head of Militao.

Six minutes later, essentially at first remarkable phase of the match, Real Madrid was happy to lead, with the usual … suspect, Karim Benzema! The “merenches” developed exemplary, with Vinicius crossing from the right and the Frenchman catching a great shot on the move from the “heart” of the area for 1-0!

From that point on, the match got a little faster, but without anything special. Almost 20 minutes later came the next good moment, with him Griezmann “touches” the equalizer in the 35th minute, when his amazing foul was impressively scored by Courtois in the upper right corner. Three minutes later, o Βινίσιους found himself in the big area from a side position, testing Oblak’s reflexes, in the last phase of the first half.

A different scene in the replay, with Cholo Simeone to shuffles the “deck” and pass with the start of their second half Joao Felix and Lemar in Griezmann and Carrasco, who offered nothing in the first 45 minutes. Changes that gave the necessary offensive impetus that was so lacking earlier, with the “Rochiblancos” creating two classic opportunities in an equal number of minutes! In the 50th minute, Felix’s shot Courtois blocked with difficulty, with the Belgian goalkeeper of the home team performing the intervention of the match, taking out by contact the four-a-four of Kounias!

And while the visitors had found a rhythm and were pushing for a draw, Carlo Ancelotti’s team “Hit” again in the open field , laying a solid foundation for the three-pointer! Specifically, in a “carbon” phase of the first goal, Vinicius passed to the “heart” of the opponent’s area, where Ascension with beautiful place raised his index finger the score is 2-0!

The frustration in Atletico’s ranks was more than obvious, despite Simeone’s urgings from the bench. It is indicative that the “Rochiblancos” while in control of the rhythm, threatened again in 77 ‘and 80’ with Lemar’s direct fouls brought out by Courtois.

The many changes of the two coaches “Froze” the rhythm in the last ten minutes. Atletico Madrid in a desperate attempt to return to the match, missed a unique opportunity, when the “lightning” of Felix from the small area, found in the face of Courtois and ended up in a corner!

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The eleven:



Real Madrid (Carlo Ancelotti): Courtois, Carvajal (81 ‘Nacho), Militao, Alaba, Medi, Kroos, Montrich, Casimiro, Asensio (85’ Valverde), Vinicius (87 ‘Rodrigo), Benzema (46’ Jovic).

Atletico Madrid (Diego Simeone): Oblak, Giorente, Kontogbia, Felipe, Hermoso, Carrasco (46 ‘Lemar), Korea (60’ Suarez), De Paul (69 ‘Herrera), Koke, Griezmann (46’ Felix), Counia (60 ‘Lodi).