Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid: Grimaldo penalty and David sink ten-man Real

Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid

Scorers: Grimaldo (pen.) 53', Jonathan David 59'; Rüdiger 89'

Kick-off: 15:15 UK time / 16:15 CEST, Sunday 20 September 2026, Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid.

The match

The Madrid derby in matchday 7 was settled in the second half following a key moment early on. The first half ended goalless but produced three Atlético yellow cards: Diego Simeone in the 6th minute, Marc Pubill in the 35th and Cristian Romero in the 38th, the latter after a VAR review. At half-time Simeone brought on Koke for Pubill.

The second half began with a yellow card for Dumfries in the 49th minute. In the 51st minute VAR flagged an incident involving Dean Huijsen, who was sent off with a red card a minute later. Real Madrid were reduced to ten men.

Atlético made the extra man count immediately: Alejandro Grimaldo converted a penalty in the 53rd minute to make it 1-0. Ancelotti responded with a double substitution in the 54th minute, bringing on Rüdiger for Arda Güler and Yan Diomande for Vinicius Junior.

Atlético doubled their lead in the 59th minute through Jonathan David, assisted by Giuliano Simeone. The closing stages saw further changes, with Julián Alvarez replacing David in the 62nd minute and Ademola Lookman coming on for Baena in the 67th, while Real Madrid introduced Camavinga for Tchouaméni in the 71st.

Bellingham picked up a yellow card in the 78th minute and was replaced by Bernardo Silva four minutes later. In the 89th minute, substitute Rüdiger pulled a goal back, assisted by Bernardo Silva, setting the final score at 2-1. Atlético made their last changes in stoppage time, with Hjulmand and Le Normand replacing Kang-in Lee and Cristian Romero.

The numbers

Atlético de Madrid dominated possession with 61% to Real Madrid's 39%, and created more chances overall: 18 shots to 8, with 9 on target compared to 3. The hosts also led on corners, 3 to 1. Real Madrid committed more fouls, 19 to Atlético's 6. Yellow cards were even at 2 apiece, with Real Madrid also picking up a red card through Huijsen.

Table and next fixtures

Atlético de Madrid move to 16 points from 7 games (5 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss) and stay second, behind league leaders Barcelona on 21 points. Real Madrid drop to 15 points (5 wins, 2 losses) and sit fourth, overtaken by Real Betis, who are third with 16 points.

Upcoming LaLiga fixtures: Atlético de Madrid travel to Deportivo Alavés on Saturday 10 October at 16:15 CEST. Real Madrid host Villarreal on the same day at 21:00 CEST.