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Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid ended in a 1-1 draw, with Spanish national team and Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres scoring his first goal against Real Madrid in his career but it was not enough to secure a victory. Atletico Madrid took the lead in the 11th minute with a goal from Torres, but they couldn't maintain the advantage as Gonzalo Higuain equalized for Real Madrid in the middle of the second half, wearing the Real Madrid shirt after joining the club in the winter transfer window. Real Madrid finished the match with 10 men after Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro received his second yellow card in the 84th minute, but they managed to hold off Atletico Madrid's pressure in the closing stages to secure a draw. After this draw, Real Madrid temporarily moved up to third place in the league, one point ahead of Valencia and three points behind leaders Barcelona, but both teams will play their matches on Sunday. In other Saturday matches, one of the league's bottom teams, Real Sociedad, suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Deportivo La Coruna. Statistics: Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Real Madrid 11` [1 - 0] Fernando Torres 62` [1 - 1] Gonzalo Higuain 83` Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid) sent off Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna 29` [0 - 1] Arizmendi
