Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid Share Honors: A 1-1 Draw at Santiago Bernabeu

20&#8242;: Diaz, Brahim of Real Madrid finds the net
37&#8242;: Saúl Ñíguez of Atletico received a yellow card
38&#8242;: Mario Hermoso of Atletico was booked
49&#8242;: VAR No Goal Savic&#8217;s header from Griezmen&#8217;s Corner
85&#8242;: Pablo Barrios of Atletico received a yellow card
90+3&#8242;: Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid levels with a goal.
90+6&#8242;: Atletico recived 4th yellow card with Memphis Depay

In a thrilling encounter at Santiago Bernabeu, the city rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid showcased their skills, concluding the game with an intense 1-1 draw.

Watch match highlights here.

Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz celebrates scoring their first goal with Jude Bellingham. | *Photo Credit: REUTERS/Isabel Infantes*

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Star Performers

Brahim Diaz of Real Madrid and Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid stole the spotlight in this encounter. Diaz capitalized on some sloppy Atletico defending inside the box to slot home from close range to secure his fourth league goal, while Llorente’s deep goal in stoppage time leveled the score.

Brief Highlights

Real Madrid opened the scoring after 20 minutes when Diaz capitalized on a loose ball inside the box. Atletico thought they had equalised in the opening minutes of the second half, but VAR intervened to rule out Stefan Savic’s towering header for offside. The game saw its final twist in the last seconds when Llorente headed past Real keeper Andriy Lunin from a Memphis Depay cross. The game was quite balanced with nearly equal chances and possessions, although Atletico Could not capitalised anything fruitful from their dominant chances of corners (8).