Real Madrid still in La Liga title Race

Real Madrid still in La Liga title Race

Real Madrid came out with a convincing 2-0 win over city rivals Atletico in the Alfredo De Stefano stadium to cap off a perfect week for them.

The result has brought them back into the title race, lying 3rd in the league table just 3 points off league leaders Atletico. Goals from Casemiro and a thunderbolt strike from Carvajal which ultimately went down as an own goal by Jan Oblak was enough for Zidane’s side to secure the 3 points.

Real Madrid win against Atletico Madrid


Zinedine Zidane’s side almost had an added spring to their step in what was a cruicial match for Real. Atletico were unbeaten in 26 matches in the league with their previous defeat also coming at the hands of the Los Blancos’ in the previous season.

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Atletico Madrid had only conceded two goals in La Liga all season before this and hadn’t been behind at any stage. Real were quick to impose themselves on the pitch and often made Atletico chase shadows in the first quarter of the game, with their intricate and fluid passing. Casemiro headed home from a Kroos corner in the 15th minute to give them a well-deserved lead.


It was some achievement then for Real Madrid to score early, dominate the first half in the way they did, and finish the job in the second half with a goal that meant they’d scored as many against their neighbours as every other team had managed in their previous 10 league matches.


Crucial to that was the midfield performance. The trio of Casemiro, Luka Modric and Kroos overwhelmed their Atletico counterparts, including the in-form duo of Koke and Marcos Llorente, with a display that was reminiscent of Zinedine Zidane’s very best Madrid teams. Simeone in the 2nd half brought on additional midfielders in the form of Lemar, Kondogbia, and Saul to nullify the threat of the Real midfield.

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