The stage was set for an exuberant clash in the city of Madrid, where the two giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were all set to lock horns at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Both the teams started off the game with great flair and were looking to break the deadlock to put the pressure on one another.
It was the Spanish centre-back who put the ball in the back of the net to give the lead to Atletico in the 14th minute, which was equalised in the 25th minute by Kylian Mbappe. who is in sensational goal-scoring form at the moment. The Turkish prodigy Arda Guler then gave the lead to Real before before Atletico made it 2-2 in the added time of the first half. However, in the second-half it was pure domination by Atletico, especially
Julian Alvarez who scored a brace and Griezmann who ended his streak of many games without a goal in the last minute to help Atletico emerged victorious 5-2 against their city rivals.
Everytime I reply to Koke, he speaks to the media. Every time: Vinicius
Atletico Madrid defender Koke took a dig at the Real Madrid winger Vinicius during the match, and in a viral clip on the internet, he said to him, as per Sportskeeda, “He (Mbappe) is eating your toast, he’s better”, comparing the Brazilian to his team-mate. Vinicius had a befitting reply for him, saying, “Of course, yes, yes. But he plays with me, we will win more. [Turning to Le Normand] Everytime I reply to him (Koke), he speaks to the media. Every time.”
This match put an end to Real Madrid’s unbeaten six-match winning streak since the start of the season and Atletico regained their confidence in stunning fashion. It will be interesting to see how both these teams will perform throughout the season and with all flames burning within the players fans are anticipating to see more action on and off the field the next time they face-off against each other.
