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If Diego Simeone is searching for ways to invigorate Atletico Madrid following their defeat at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, the chance to end Real Madrid's ...

— Atletico Madrid play host to Real Madrid at Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain. Second-placed Los Blancos make the short trip to seventh-placed rivals Atletico this evening in what's sure to be a tasty affair... Valverde and Vinicius are both in excellent form for Los Blancos! 45 mins to KO: Atletico Madrid suffered a damaging defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League during the week, but they look stronger for this match. 15 mins to KO: If Atletico Madrid lose tonight, they will be eight points behind Real Madrid in the La Liga table.

Follow all the LaLiga action live as Atlético Madrid take on Real Madrid at the Cívitas Metropolitano.

Courtois - Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, F. Well, it's the biggest show in town. 4 5 Atlético's XI: Oblak - M. 1 Players pulling out little routines is also nothing new in the game, and Brazilians are famous for their elaborate celebrations. Rodrygo is likely to start in the No. Tchouameni chips a ball over the Atleti back three and Rodrygo smashes it home on the half-volley. The Frenchman hits it superbly from 20 yards. Felipe is penalised for fouling in the box. Real Madrid are sitting very comfortably right now.

Goals from Rodrygo and Federico Valverde put Real Madrid ahead early, and a goal from Atletico's Mario Hermoso followed by a red card eight minutes later didn't ...

In the second half we didn't have as much of the ball to hurt them. In the end we suffered, we controlled the game but at the end we suffered. We've lost the derby, we've lost a very important game. But I think we were always in the game." When Rodrygo scored, Vinicius was first across to join him in what felt like a very deliberate dance on the touchline, and he was then the catalyst for Real Madrid's second goal with a trademark run down the left. They have players who are good on the ball and they also work defensively. In the second half we lost the idea to hurt them. Playing alongside Joao Felix in attack, it was Griezmann who was arguably Atletico's liveliest player in the first half, often dropping deep to get involved in play. Amid all the noise of a frantic Madrid derby, those two moments of quality made the difference. Just don't be surprised to see him back on the bench next time. [Upcoming fixtures](/soccer/fixtures?league=esp.1) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights)

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has condemned what he has described as the racist criticism he received for his dancing goal celebrations.

"On and off the field, I have developed an application to help with the education of children in public schools without financial help from anyone. "I always try to be a professional and an exemplary citizen. "But my desire to win, my smile and the sparkle in my eyes are bigger than all of this. "They are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. CBF reinforces and is in solidarity with #BailaViniJr." This is the attitude and philosophy I try to practice in my life.

Atletico Madrid fans were filmed racially abusing Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior outside their Metropolitano Stadium.

His international teammate Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal said earlier on Sunday that his dancing celebration for his goal against Brentford in the Premier League was dedicated to his friend. [radio station Cope](https://www.cope.es/deportes/noticias/gritos-vinicius-eres-mono-tras-llegada-del-autbus-del-atletico-wanda-metropolitano-20220918_2295623) in the build up to the game that Real went on to win 2-1. [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068) fans were filmed racially abusing [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s [Brazil](/soccer/team?id=205) forward [Vinicius Junior](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252107/Vinícius-Júnior) outside their Metropolitano Stadium ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday.

After Real scored two goals in the first half via Rodrygo and Fede Valverde, they managed to hold on fairly comfortably despite Mario Hermoso getting a goal ...

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the best man managers in the world, trusting his players to make the right decision, and when you have the quality that Real have on the pitch, that's pretty easy to do. Jan Oblak was expected to miss the match due to injury and he may have wished that he wasn't present as two of the three shots on target that he faced reached the back of the net. Diego Simeone expects his team to challenge for the top of La Liga every season but trailing Real Madrid, Barcelona and Real Betis by five or more points already, Atleti will be lucky to challenge for a Champions League place let alone get into the mix for the title if they don't clean things up. Roaming the center of the park, Tchouameni was able to get forward for passes like that while winning a tackle, making six clearances, and winning two interceptions. Involved in every phase of play, Tchouameni has been a strong addition to the squad while allowing the front three to cook the opposition. After scoring, Rodrygo and Vini Jr came together for a samba dance in the Metropolitano.

Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid in a heated derby on Sunday a return to the top of La ...

"This Real Madrid reminds me of the team that we had, with Diego Costa," noted Simeone. "We responded on the pitch, and I only talk for myself. Some threw objects, including lighters, at the duo. Further racist chanting was aimed at Vinicius from some home fans, and Hermoso was sent off in stoppage time for battling with Dani Ceballos at a corner to earn a second yellow card. Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid in a heated derby on Sunday to return to the top of La Liga. Fans also threw objects at Vinicius after a Real goal and aimed racist chants at him in the closing stages.

Error de Courtois que termina en gol del Atlético. Habrá cierre dramático en el derbi. La mala salida del arquero merengue les ha dado posibilidades a los ...

En el mismo debate se incluye cómo se mueve una y otra defensa, con más dudas que certezas en el conjunto rojiblanco desde que fue campeón en mayo de 2021. Su tiro lo desvío el portero contra el poste, el rebote lo remachó Fede Valverde en el 0-2, sin que nadie pudiera oponerse a una realidad muy dura. Allá por el minuto 18, en una sola ocasión, después de soportar la tormenta que descargó de inicio el Atlético, golpeó con la fuerza que lo hizo campeón de casi todo el pasado curso y que lo propone como el líder consolidado hoy por hoy en la Liga. Sus cuatro opciones en el primer cuarto de hora quedaron en nada, fuera del marco que defendía La jugada surgió y terminó en Rodrygo, cuyo remate de primeras, tras el exacto pase de Tchouaméni por encima de No había aparecido en ningún momento por el área de Jan Oblak, reintegrado a la competición después de dos partidos de baja, pero no necesita nada del otro mundo, nada muy visible, para cambiar un duelo de repente, como hizo en el Metropolitano.

What started as a debate over goal celebrations turned ugly as the Brazilian star defended himself against racist abuse.

has had plenty of chances to celebrate this season as his Real Madrid team has won every game that they've been involved in ahead of Sunday's Madrid Derby, so celebrations aren't hurting the team one bit. One of the other events that Vini Jr. Those are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. But my desire to win, my smile, and the sparkle in my eyes are much bigger than that. Considering that Atletico Madrid are currently seventh in La Liga, Koke's focus should be on the match and stopping Vini Jr instead of celebrations if he scores because the team needs at least a point in this important derby match. expressing themselves as it shouldn't be stifled if the expression is in good faith. "He doesn't need to change anything regarding his attitude because he respects his rivals and the referee a lot." Dances that are not mine," Vini Jr said in a personal statement. The President of the Spanish Agents association Pedro Bravo told Vini Jr. The happiness of a victorious black Brazilian in Europe bothers much more. "He is a Brazilian, he dances very well, and I don't think it bothers anyone," Ancelotti said. While teams arguing about whether celebrations are disrespectful is a pretty normal part of rivalries, things took a somewhat more serious turn as the public war of words kept on rolling.

After Vinicius Junior was subjected to racism over his goal celebrations, he and his countryman and club teammate offered a pointed response.

Valverde added to the lead off the rebound of a shot by Vinícius that hit the post in a 36th-minute breakaway after an assist by Luka Modrić. Sevilla entered the season amid high expectations after a fourth-place finish in 2021-22. Rodrygo opened the scoring with a neat one-timer from inside the area after a perfect lob by midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni over the defense in the 18th minute. It sat only one point from the relegation zone after six league matches. Atlético fans did not hold back from showing their displeasure, though, and some threw objects in the direction of the Madrid players. “It was a different game, the derby is always different,” Rodrygo said.

In recent days the Brazilian Vinicius Jr has suffered from racist acts. These began with a comment from a sports commentator where he attacked the Real Madrid ...

In the end, the famous Spanish club published a message in defense of its player Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid defeated Atlético de Madrid 2-1 in a great soccer game. The Atlético de Madrid fans chanted against the striker.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are looking to surpass the 11 victories at the start of a season that Miguel Muñoz's Madrid achieved twice in the 1960s.

That run began on the first day of the Champions League group stage, against Basel (5-1 at the Bernabéu) and ended with the last game of the calendar year: the Club World Cup final against San Lorenzo (2-0). Madrid finished the first half of that season (with 16 teams in LaLiga) with 13 victories and only two defeats, the Oviedo loss and another at the hands of Valencia. It was in the next round of that competition that Rapid Vienna ended the streak. More than half a century later, the best streak Madrid had achieved at the opening of a campaign was the seven victories achieved by Manuel Pellegrini in 2009-10. [ ninth consecutive victory](https://en.as.com/soccer/atletico-madrid-real-madrid-live-online-scores-stats-and-updates-laliga-n-2/) at the start of the 2022-23 campaign in Sunday’s Madrid derby against Atlético, and a sixth consecutive triumph in Liga competition. Real Madrid have become accustomed to writing so many pages in the history books that some of the club’s achievements tend to go unnoticed.

Diego Simeone praised Real Madrid's counter-attacking style in their 2-1 win over Atletico in Sunday's Madrid derby.

I think it's a compliment." If Simeone says we defended well in a low block, I thank him. [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86)'s counter-attacking style in their 2-1 win over [Atletico Madrid](/football/team?id=1068) in Sunday's derby, saying it reminded him of his own teams who have been criticised for being too defensive. "Their transitions from defence to attack are fast and they're extraordinarily clinical. They're organised in defence, they counter-attack, they take their chances. [Antoine Griezmann](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/140416/Antoine-Griezmann) and [Joao Felix](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/276350/joao-felix).

Federico Valverde hilvanó también su tercer duelo en todas las competencias como goleador. El uruguayo se benefició a los 36 minutos de un rebote en el poste a ...

El Madrid fue muy solvente a la ofensiva pese a la ausencia de Benzema. Para “Koke” fue su 34to derbi, uno menos de los que acumuló Abelardo. “En la segunda parte nos ha faltado y se nos ha complicado. “La sensación siempre es mala cuando pierdes. “Karim (Benzema) es una pieza fundamental, pero tenemos una plantilla espectacular y Rodrygo se ha salido en ataque”, dijo Dani Carvajal. Federico Valverde hilvanó también su tercer duelo en todas las competencias como goleador.

Con goles de Rodrygo y Fede Valverde, ambos en el primer tiempo, los merengues siguen líderes de LaLiga. | Deportes La Liga | TUDN Univision.

Dos ocasiones tuvo el Real Madrid y las dos fueron gol. Mazazo para el conjunto local que, entre gol y gol encajado, siguió intentándolo, pero sin éxito. [Más sobre Atlético de Madrid](https://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/la-liga/atletico-de-madrid/*)

Diego Simeone praised Real Madrid's counter-attacking style in their 2-1 win over Atletico in Sunday's Madrid derby.

I think it's a compliment." If Simeone says we defended well in a low block, I thank him. "Their transitions from defence to attack are fast and they're extraordinarily clinical. They're organised in defence, they counter-attack, they take their chances. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s counter-attacking style in their 2-1 win over [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068) in Sunday's derby, saying it reminded him of his own teams who have been criticised for being too defensive. [Rodrygo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/267804/Rodrygo) and [Federico Valverde](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/235818/Federico-Valverde) scored in the first half to put Madrid in control at the Metropolitano stadium.

Racist chanting from a group of Atlético Madrid fans towards Real Madrid player Vinícius Jr. was caught on camera ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday.

"Since my intention was not to offend anyone, I sincerely apologize, I'm sorry." [wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Atleti/status/1571563985631076353) [since apologized on Twitter](https://twitter.com/PedroBravoJ/status/1570596236755075073)

Los Merengues de Carlo Ancelotti se quedan con la victoria tras vencer al Atlético de Madrid de Diego Simeone.

Con los tres puntos, el Real Madrid continúa con su racha de victorias que lo mantienen como líder del campeonato español al registrar 18 unidades. No obstante, ya en tiempo agregado, el propio Hermoso fue expulsado por doble amarilla y dejó a los del ‘Cholo’ Simeone con un hombre menos y no consiguieron empatar. Racha perfecta del Real Madrid tras el Derbi Madrileño

El brasileño Rodrygo fue una de las grandes figuras del Real Madrid en el triunfo de los blancos ante el Atlético de Madrid por la Liga de España.

De esta forma, los apellidos jóvenes y talentosos poseerán un valor de mercado mayor que los veteranos quienes, por edad, tienen menos valor de reventa. En este sentido, el joven atacante se presenta como una de las tantas jovenes promesas del cuadro blanco para el futuro como lo puede ser el mismo volante central francés anteriormente mencionado, Camavinga o el mismo Vinicius Jr. De esta forma, en un encuentro clave por la competencia dentro de la Liga de España, el cuadro visitante se impuso por 2 a 1 con un golazo del delantero brasileño Rodrygo quien es una de las jovenes promesas del conjunto de la capital en la actualidad.

Real Madrid went to the Metropolitano and danced, delivering their response to this derby victory over Atletico Madrid and the racism that overshadowed it.

He ran into the area and hit the post, the ball running loose for Valverde, steaming in, to finish. They hadn’t finished yet: a sharp one-two between Luka Modric and Vinícius sent the Brazilian racing away. In the end, he didn’t, but he did dance. He subsequently apologised, saying that he used the phrase “figuratively”. Goals from Rodrygo and Fede Valverde took Carlo Ancelotti’s team to the top of the table and maintained their 100% record this season but this was a night – a week, in fact – that will be recalled more for what happened off the pitch, with Atlético fans chanting abuse at Vinícius Júnior. The Mallorca manger Javier Aguirre had spoken to him during the game but afterwards said that it was unimportant and congratulated Madrid on the victory.

There's no holding back Vinicius Jr., who leads the young core that is carrying Real Madrid into the future.

In the second half we didn't have as much of the ball to hurt them. In the end we suffered, we controlled the game but at the end we suffered. We've lost the derby, we've lost a very important game. But I think we were always in the game." When Rodrygo scored, Vinicius was first across to join him in what seemed like a very deliberate dance on the touchline, and he was then the catalyst for Real Madrid's second goal with a trademark run down the left. They have players who are good on the ball and they also work defensively. In the second half we lost the idea to hurt them. Playing alongside Joao Felix in attack, it was Griezmann who was arguably Atletico's liveliest player in the first half, often dropping deep to get involved in play. Amid all the noise of a frantic Madrid derby, those two moments of quality made the difference. Just don't be surprised to see him back on the bench next time. [Upcoming fixtures](/football/fixtures?league=esp.1) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights)

The award acknowledges the Real Madrid legend's personal and sporting achievements. The Community of Madrid paid tribute to Wayne Brabender, a Real Madrid basketball legend and part of the Spanish national team. He won 4 European ...

Brabender was joined by Emilio Butragueño, Director of Institutional Relations; Juan Carlos Sánchez-Lázaro, Director of the basketball department; and other Real Madrid legends like Emiliano Rodríguez, Luyk, Corbalán and Romay. The event took place at the Real Casa de Postas, the headquarters of the Community of Madrid, and acknowledged the legendary American player's personal and sporting career. The Community of Madrid paid tribute to Wayne Brabender, a Real Madrid basketball legend and part of the Spanish national team.