Atletico Madrid managed to snatch a draw with the taste of victory from their traditional rival Real Madrid, ending the match 1-1 after scoring a goal in the third minute of added time at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 23rd round of the Spanish Football League.
Real Madrid remains at the top with 58 points, two points ahead of second-placed Girona, who also fell into the trap of a draw against Real Sociedad in this round, and eight points ahead of Barcelona in third place. Atletico dropped to fourth place with 48 points, trailing two points behind the victorious Catalan club, which defeated Alaves 3-1 on Saturday.
Ibrahim Diaz, who started unexpectedly, gave Real Madrid the lead (20) before Marcos Llorente equalized for Atletico (90+3).
Since then, Real Madrid has risen, achieving a series of 21 unbeaten matches, but it was halted once again by Atletico Madrid with a 2-4 loss after extra time in the Round of 16 of the King’s Cup on January 16.
This victory served as revenge for the loss two weeks ago to the royal club with a 3-5 result after extra time in the semi-finals of the Super Cup in Riyadh, which ended with Real Madrid winning the title with a resounding victory over Barcelona with a 4-1 score in the final match.
Atletico had previously inflicted the only defeat on Real Madrid in the league in September last year when they defeated them 3-1 at their home ground, which was considered a strong blow to the men of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti.
As a result of this draw, the competition for the league title promises to intensify as the season progresses, with both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid striving to maintain their positions at the top of the table.
