The defense of Atlético Madrid without Stefan Savić fired from all sides - Real won the "Wanda Metropolitano" stadium for the first time in history, opened two and a half years ago, and it has not been easy to celebrate in the Madrid derby for a long time.
The student outsmarted the teacher, Santiago Solari was better than his former coach in San Lorenzo, Diego Simeone, and Real took second place from their city rivals with a 3:1 triumph.
That this is not a recognizable, strong Atletico, it was already clear in the 16th minute, when Sergio Ramos jumped over three local players after a corner, and Casemiro effectively defeated Obalak from the box - 0:1.
The Madrid derby was marked by the frequent use of VAR technology, so Griezmann's goal was first disallowed, then recognized, for 1:1 in the 25th minute.
Despite the tie, Real were more dangerous, and in the last seconds of the first half, the talented Vinicius literally ran over Jimenez on the left side, before the Uruguayan fouled him for a penalty.
VAR was consulted again, the dilemma was whether the foul was committed outside or inside the penalty area. The referee still pointed to the white spot, and Ramos was accurate for 1:2.
Video technology was also used in the 68th minute. Alvaro Morata already celebrated a goal for 2:2 against his former club, but it turned out that he was a few centimeters ahead of the visitors' defense - offside.
Reserve Gareth Bale put an end to the match in the 74th minute, with a powerful diagonal shot from the left side after an assist from Modrić.
For the last 10 minutes, the "colćoneros" played with one less player, due to the second yellow card of Tomas Barti, and Real could have scored a fourth, even a fifth goal...
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