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On Sunday evening, the 228th Madrid derby between Madrid "Real" and Madrid "Atletico" teams was played at Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The Santiago Bernabeu stadium had not seen this derby for several years, but the derby returned to the stadium successfully for the hosts - "Real" defeated "Atletico" 2:0. The match was more active from the start by Madrid "Atletico" team, but already in the 16th minute, Karim Benzema beat the "mattress" goalkeeper after a precise pass from Vinicius. Later, Vinicius had another good opportunity, but his shot was already blocked by Jan Oblak. "Atletico" posed the greatest danger to the opponents' goal when Thibaut Courtois had to withstand Antoine Griezmann's penalty shot. The Frenchman shot into the far corner of the goal, but the "Real" goalkeeper was ready for this shot. In this match, "Real" played better than their opponents, had the upper hand in the midfield. At the beginning of the second half, "Los Blancos" doubled the result in favor of Madrid with a goal from Marco Asensio. Asensio made another excellent pass to Vinicius. Later, "Real" had several more half-chances to make the result crushing, but they did not take advantage of them. Meanwhile, "Atletico" had only one serious chance in the second half, right at the end of the match, when Joao Felix failed to beat T. Courtois. After this victory, Carlo Ancelotti's team moved 13 points away from the current Spanish champions, the Madrid "Atletico" team. There is an 8-point gap between "Real" and the second-placed "Sevilla" team in the league table. Midweek, "Atletico" and "Sevilla" teams will face each other, while the current "La Liga" leaders will host "Cadiz" at home.
