Brahim Diaz takes the lead in the 20th minute, the equalizer comes at the last gasp with the header from the former Canterano Blanco which surprises Lunin
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This time Atletico comes back: in the 93rd minute Marcos Llorente set the result of the fourth derby of the season at 1-1, third in 25 days, first at the Bernabeu. Madrid seemed to have got their hands on La Liga, but this is not yet the case: they are now +2 on Girona, expected at the Bernabeu next Saturday, +8 on Barça and +10 on Atletico, who will now focus on the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League round of 16 with Inter.
the choices
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Ancelotti has already lost Rudiger for some time without Militao and Alaba (and Courtois), and so to support the only remaining central defender, Nacho, he chose Carvajal, who arrived in match number 400 in the white shirt. Lucas Vazquez on the right, Mendy on the left, Camavinga in midfield and not the suspended Tchouameni. Up front, Vinicius, announced among the starters, got hurt in the warm-up, a neck problem according to Madrid’s message, so Brahim suddenly started and Bellingham was a false starter. Gimenez out for Simeone, Reinildo on the bench and space for Savic with Witsel and Mario Hermoso. Surprise in the left lane: Riquelme and not Samu Lino. On the right Marcos Llorente and not Molina, Morata recovered in front with Depay, in great form, on the bench.
excellent brahim
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Madrid started dominating, reaching 77% of possession in a derby without fouls until the 13th minute. The lead in the 20th minute: Riquelme and Koke don’t clear, and the last rebound ends up at the feet of Brahim, who leaps past Witsel and beats Oblak. For the former AC Milan player, 6 goals and 3 assists in 11 games as a starter. Atletico obviously tried to take advantage of the relative stature of the opposing defense and came close to equalizing with headers from Witsel, Savic and Saul, continuing to suffer in defense until ‘Cholo’ moved the disoriented Riquelme to the right by passing to 4-4-2.
goal disallowed
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At the interval, a new correction: Riquelme out and Molina in with Marcos Llorente advanced in midfield. After 145 seconds Savic equalised, heading Griezmann’s corner, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside by Saul who was in front of Lunin and interfered with the play. In the 61st minute Simeone introduced Depay, Pablo Barrios and Samu Lino for Morata (booted and harmless), De Paul (less incisive than usual) and Saul (terrible). And then also Correa for Koke. But the one who came close to doubling the score was the highly inspired Brahim Diaz, who after sitting down Mario Hermoso and skipping Witsel, tried to double the lead with his left foot, a conclusion just wide. And then he came straight out to let Joselu in, with the Bernabeu standing for the standing ovation.
final header
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The penultimate to surrender among the Colchoneros was Griezmann: his backheel was stopped by Lunin, his left turn by Carvajal, and the last was the former canterano blanco Marcos Llorente, who equalized in the 93rd minute by jumping between Nacho and Carvajal. Savic’s desperate throw, Depay’s header and another winning header for the equalizer, right.
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