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Atletico won the Madrid derby 5-2, Julian Alvarez scored two goals.
With two goals from Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid defeated its arch-rival Real Madrid 5-2 in Madrid Derby of Spanish La Liga football. Atletico Madrid scored five goals in a match against Real for the first time in 75 years. This was the fourth time in Madrid Derby when Atletico scored five goals. Before this, it was defeated 6-3 in November 1950, and in October 2018, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid’s team 5-1.
We were confident of victory: Coach Diego Simeone
After the match, Atletico coach Diego Simeone said, “I was confident of a win here. However, we haven’t had a good start this season, winning just one of our first five La Liga matches. But against Real, we knew where we could leave them behind. The players put in a great performance here.”
lost their first match this season
This is Real Madrid’s first defeat this season after winning seven consecutive matches. Real won all of their previous matches in La Liga and one in the Champions League. In the Champions League, Real recorded a 2-1 victory over Marseille.
some interesting record
Atlético Madrid has scored five goals against Real Madrid four times.
In 1950, Atlético defeated Real Madrid 6-3.
Seven years later, Real Madrid conceded five goals in a La Liga match.
Counterattack in the second half
Hosts Atlético Madrid turned the tables in the second half and took the match. Álvarez scored two consecutive goals in the 51st and 63rd minutes to give the team a 4-2 lead. Antonio Griezmann then added another goal in injury time to give Atlético a 5-2 victory.
Villarreal and Mallorca also won
Third-place Villarreal defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 thanks to a goal from standout Alberto Molero. Mallorca recorded its first win of the season by defeating Alves 1-0.