Real Madrid salvaged a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday, with Kylian Mbappe cancelling out Julian Alvarez's first-half penalty. (More Football News)
That result kept reigning champions Madrid top of the table with 50 points, one cl🅺ear of Atletico in second, as Los Colchoneros missed a chance to leapfrog them.
It was a tale of two halves at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Atletic💛o dominating the first 45 minutes.
Diego Simeone's men took the lead when Alvarez converted a 35th-minute spot-kick, awarded after Au๊relien Tchouameni 🌱fouled Samuel Lino inside the box.
But Madrid roared back aft🍸er the inter♉val, firing off 16 shots to Atleti's five in the second period and levelling through Mbappe in the 50th minute.
⭕Mbappe was first on the scene when Jude Bellingham's close-range effort was blocked, and the Englishman went close to completing the turnaround two minutes later.
He rose to nod Vinicius Junior's cross against ꦜthe bar, then another header from the former Borussia Dortmund man dr🦄ew a great stop from Jan Oblak as Atleti held out.
Data Debrief: Nothing to separate rivals again
Both league meetings between the two Mad🗹rid clubs in 2024-25 have finished 1-1, with Atleti scoring a 95th-minute equaliser in the reverse fixtur♕e in September.
The last three games between the sides across all competitions have finished level, the longest run of draws betwee♋n them since a five-match sequence between 1978 and 1980.
After Saturday's game, the Opta supercomputer gives Madrid a 53.9% chance of winning the t🦂itle, compared to 22.4% for Atleti and 23.4% for Barcelona. ൩
