Primera leader Real Madrid have a six-point advantage with a game in hand over Barcelona after a city derby win against Atlético.
"Kraljevski klub" won 1:0 in a match in which the guests created chances in the first half, and then stopped completely.
Zinedine Zidane decided to speed up the pace at the beginning of the second half, Kroos and Iskra were replaced by Vasquez and Vinicius, and it paid off.
It was Vinicius who started the action with a fantastic pass to Mendi for the only goal scored by Benzema in the 56th minute.
Atlético, for whom Stefan Savić played the entire match, can also thunder at the referees, because they were damaged for a penalty after contact between Kazemir and Morata.
Benzema scored the first goal against Atlético at the "Bernabeu" in the 16th match, and Real did not lose even after two and a half years in Madrid derbies. Atlético last celebrated in May 2017 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final when it was 2:1.
After 22 rounds, "Kolćoneros" have as many as 13 points less than their biggest rival.
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