Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, March 22, 2026
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Real Madrid LWWWW 3
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Santiago Bernabéu · 77,964 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Real Madrid get crucial derby win to maintain gap to Barcelona

Real Madrid edged the derby 3-2 against city rivals Atlético to remain in touch with LaLiga leaders Barcelona but the performance was far from convincing.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
47.6
Possession
52.4
13
SHOTS
17
7
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
451
Accurate Passes
508
505
Passes
559
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
26
Long Balls
50
15
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
2
23
Effective Clearances
15
23
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:09 Real Madrid wins 3-2 thriller over rival Atlético Watch on ESPN 02:59 Watch: Real Madrid stay alive in Barca chase with derby win (Courtesy: FanCode) Watch on ESPN 00:58 Nahuel Molina's stunner levels it for Atletico Watch on ESPN 00:48 Real Madrid takes lead on Vinícius Jr.'s strike Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 24Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 45Thiago PitarchCM-R
  8. 15Arda GülerLM
  9. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4David AlabaSUB
  2. 18Álvaro CarrerasSUB
  3. 10Kylian MbappéSUB
  4. 6Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  5. 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB
  6. 37Manuel ÁngelSUB
  7. 16Gonzalo GarcíaSUB
  8. 26Fran GonzálezSUB
  9. 27Diego AguadoSUB
  10. 30Franco MastantuonoSUB
  11. 43Sergio MestreSUB
  12. 5Jude BellinghamSUB

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Juan MussoG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 3Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 6KokeCM-L
  7. 5Johnny CardosoCM-R
  8. 22Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Julio DíazSUB
  2. 21Obed VargasSUB
  3. 10Álex BaenaSUB
  4. 15Clément LengletSUB
  5. 2José María GiménezSUB
  6. 31Salvi EsquivelSUB
  7. 33Mario de LuisSUB
  8. 11Thiago AlmadaSUB
  9. 23Nico GonzálezSUB
  10. 16Nahuel MolinaSUB
  11. 9Alexander SørlothSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  3. 36' Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Robin Le Normand.
  5. 52' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 55' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 57' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  8. 57' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Johnny Cardoso.
  9. 57' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Ademola Lookman.
  10. 61' Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 63' Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé replaces Thiago Pitarch.
  13. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Dani Carvajal.
  14. 66' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  15. 68' Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 71' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  17. 72' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Atletico Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  18. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham replaces Arda Güler.
  19. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Brahim Díaz.
  20. 77' Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) is shown the red card.
  21. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Carreras replaces Vinícius Júnior.

LALIGA News

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