Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético Madrid (Vinícius Júnior x2 & Valverde). An all-action derby victory… This is my immediate reaction to memorable showdown. Coming up: Player ratings, interviews and a derby podcast.
Fresh off of the elation from the Manchester City tie, Atlético Madrid would be a hurdle just as mighty on paper. Every point matters in a La Liga title race that Real Madrid are currently losing, and points dropped at the hands of their arch city rivals would be a disaster. Thiago Pitarch continued his run of starts, joined by the likes of Brahim Díaz, Arda Güler and Fede Valverde. Dani Carvajal captained the team for the derby.
Real Madrid started creating chances immediately through Dani Carvajal and then Fede…