Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a lively derby to make it six wins from six at the start of their La Liga title defense.
Rodrygo gave Real the opener with a half-volley from Aurelien Tchouameni’s audacious scooped ball over the top.
Although Mario Hermoso came off the bench to give Atleti a chance to tie the score, he subsequently received two absurd yellow cards, leaving his team down to 10 men as they continued to press for an equalizer that never materialized.
Felipe, Yannick Carrasco, and Geoffrey Kondogbia all had early chances for Atletico, but Real Madrid broke the tie against the grain of play. Astonished Jan Oblak was overcome by Rodrygo’s amazing one-two with Aurelien Tchouameni after Fede Valverde rushed forward and found him.
Atletico really struggled to get back into the match, at the end of the first and the start of the second.
They didn’t start to produce much until Angel Correa was introduced, but Thibaut Courtois still had a confident air about him.
However, Hermoso was able to shoulder the ball in after the Belgian swung and failed at an Atletico corner.
However, the Spanish defender received two yellow cards in rapid succession, one for pushing Dani Ceballos while Atleti had a corner that was lost as a result of his foul, and the other for getting in the face of Dani Carvajal.
Real Madrid was able to hang on for the 2-1 victory as a result, bringing it nine victories in a row to open the 2022–23 season.
