La Liga; Real Madrid earns three points and bragging rights over Atletico in Madrid Derby

Defending Spanish champions Real Madrid on Saturday handed a frustrating first defeat of the current table leaders Atletico Madrid to move within three points of the top.

Don't miss HIGHLIGHTS from a big win for @realmadriden! 💜🔝💜

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— LaLigaTV (@LaLigaTV) December 12, 2020

Diego Simeone’s side had won seven consecutive league games going into the derby, conceding twice in their first 10 La Liga fixtures.

The victory means Real have not lost a Madrid derby in La Liga since 2016 as their bragging rights continue to grow against their City rivals. 

1 – Atlético de Madrid have lost a LaLiga game for the first time since February 2020, also against Real Madrid (1-0), ending with a run of 26 league games without a defeat, their longest unbeaten run in the competition’s history (GP26 W17 D9). Brake#RealMadridAtleti #ElDerbi pic.twitter.com/aXBSR0TWOc

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 12, 2020

Casemiro’s 15th-minute header from Toni Kroos’ corner gave the hosts a deserved lead at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium.

GgggOooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll Casemiro don make am 1-0 #RealMadridAtleti#RMAATM
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— Real Madrid in Pidgin – ³⁴ – (@rmadridinpidgin) December 12, 2020

💥 𝘽𝙐𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙏 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙍 💥

🇧🇷 @Casemiro opens the scoring in #RealMadridAtleti!#LaLigaFanCam pic.twitter.com/u8RDmlkRj5

— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) December 12, 2020

Real doubled the lead in the second half via Dani Carvajal’s resounding strike from outside the box, which rebounded off the post and got in off the back of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

2-0 Real Madrid. They are beating Atlético Madrid comfortably, Carvajal with a beautiful shot from outside the box.#RMAATM #MadridDerby
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— FootballTV (@_FootballTV) December 12, 2020

Real climb to third, while Atletico remains one point above Real Sociedad.