Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid · La Liga
Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the La Liga. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid met in the La Liga at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Sunday, 20 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Atlético Madrid: A. Grimaldo 53'; J. David 59'. Real Madrid: A. Rüdiger 89'.
How the match went
Atlético Madrid saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Atlético Madrid had 18 shots with 9 on target, Real Madrid 8 with 3 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 3 to Atlético Madrid and 1 to Real Madrid. Atlético Madrid conceded 19 fouls, Real Madrid 6. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Atlético Madrid, 2 for Real Madrid) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Atlético Madrid started in a 4-4-2: Jan Oblak, Marc Pubill, Cristian Romero, Dávid Hancko, Alejandro Grimaldo, Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Johnny Cardoso, Alex Baena, Kang-in Lee, Jonathan David.
Real Madrid started in a 4-2-3-1: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé.
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Minute by minute
- 38'VAR: card upgraded for C. Romero (Atlético Madrid).
- 45'Half-time. Atlético Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid.
- 51'VAR: card upgraded for D. Huijsen (Real Madrid).
- 52'Red card! D. Huijsen (Real Madrid) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 53'Goal! Atlético Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid. A. Grimaldo (Atlético Madrid) converts the penalty.
- 59'Goal! Atlético Madrid 2-0 Real Madrid. J. David (Atlético Madrid) scores, assisted by G. Simeone.
- 89'Goal! Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid. A. Rüdiger (Real Madrid) scores, assisted by B. Silva.
- 90'Full-time. Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid.
- 1'Offside, Atlético Madrid.
- 6'Yellow card for D. Simeone (Atlético Madrid) for argument.
- 6'Corner, Real Madrid.
- 7'Attempt missed. A. Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 10'Offside, Atlético Madrid.
- 15'Attempt missed. J. David (Atlético Madrid), header. xG 0.07.
- 21'Attempt missed. A. Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 22'Attempt missed. G. Simeone (Atlético Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 23'Attempt missed. Vinícius Jr. (Real Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 26'Attempt missed. Vinícius Jr. (Real Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 32'Attempt blocked. D. Hancko (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 33'Attempt blocked. K. Lee (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 35'Yellow card for Pubill (Atlético Madrid) for foul.
- 38'Yellow card for C. Romero (Atlético Madrid) for foul.
- 38'VAR: card upgraded for C. Romero (Atlético Madrid).
- 40'Attempt blocked. K. Mbappé (Real Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Attempt saved. A. Güler (Real Madrid), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Offside, Real Madrid.
- 45'Half-time. Atlético Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Atlético Madrid: Koke comes on for Pubill.
- 47'Attempt saved. A. Baena (Atlético Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 49'Yellow card for D. Dumfries (Real Madrid) for argument.
- 51'VAR: card upgraded for D. Huijsen (Real Madrid).
- 52'Red card! D. Huijsen (Real Madrid) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 53'Goal! Atlético Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid. A. Grimaldo (Atlético Madrid) converts the penalty.
- 54'Substitution, Real Madrid: Y. Diomande comes on for Vinícius Jr..
- 54'Substitution, Real Madrid: A. Rüdiger comes on for A. Güler.
- 56'Attempt saved. K. Lee (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Goal! Atlético Madrid 2-0 Real Madrid. J. David (Atlético Madrid) scores, assisted by G. Simeone.
- 62'Substitution, Atlético Madrid: J. Álvarez comes on for J. David.
- 65'Corner, Atlético Madrid.
- 65'Attempt blocked. A. Grimaldo (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 65'Attempt missed. J. Cardoso (Atlético Madrid), header. xG 0.06.
- 66'Cleared off the line! D. Hancko (Atlético Madrid), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 66'Cleared off the line! J. Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 66'Attempt saved. C. Romero (Atlético Madrid), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 67'Substitution, Atlético Madrid: A. Lookman comes on for A. Baena.
- 68'Offside, Real Madrid.
- 71'Substitution, Real Madrid: E. Camavinga comes on for A. Tchouaméni.
- 77'Attempt saved. Y. Diomande (Real Madrid), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 77'Attempt saved. J. Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 78'Yellow card for J. Bellingham (Real Madrid) for foul.
- 82'Substitution, Real Madrid: B. Silva comes on for J. Bellingham.
- 84'Corner, Atlético Madrid.
- 84'Attempt blocked. D. Hancko (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 84'Attempt blocked. D. Hancko (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 84'Corner, Atlético Madrid.
- 89'Substitution, Atlético Madrid: M. Hjulmand comes on for K. Lee.
- 89'Substitution, Atlético Madrid: R. Le Normand comes on for C. Romero.
- 89'Goal! Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid. A. Rüdiger (Real Madrid) scores, assisted by B. Silva.
- 90'Attempt missed. J. Álvarez (Atlético Madrid), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. Koke (Atlético Madrid), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 90'Full-time. Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid.