Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid faced each other at the Civitas Metropolitano on Sunday evening within the eight round of the 2024/25 La Liga campaign. Eder Militao took advantage of a Vinicius Junior cross in the 64th minute to send Real ahead, but Angel Correa, having come off the bench, snatched an equalizer for Atletico five minutes into the second-half stoppage time.
The teams
Both teams were arranged in the 4-4-2 formation, which isn’t surprising for Diego Simeone’s Atletico, but Real boss Carlo Ancelotti likely chose this approach in light of the absence of Kylian Mbappe through injury. However, there were differences in the way their respective midfield sections operated; while Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Llorente and Conor Gallagher played behind Julian Alvarez for Atletico, Real’s approach appeared far more attack-minded as Aurelien Tchouameni sat deep, with Luka Modric, Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham operating in more advanced roles.
For Atletico, Jan Oblak was in goal, with the back four consisting of Nahuel Molina, Robin Le Normand, Jose Gimenez and Reinildo Mandava, tasked with trying to stop the onsets of Vinicius and Rodrygo. Real’s back line of Dani Carvajal, Militao, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy, on the other hand, had to deal with the industriousness of Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sorloth, with Thibaut Courtois standing between the posts.
A fair result
The contest was an extremely even one. While many will have expected Atletico to mostly defend with grit and determination, the home side actually had slightly more of the ball under their control, 51%. The two teams to a total of 12 shots each, and each hit the target four times. The balance of the match was also notable in the number of fouls committed – 11 each, as well as corners taken – five each.
With that in mind, it’s fair to say that each team got what they deserved, meaning neither deserved to lose. It was a very dynamic match, with the ball…
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Author : Veselin Trajkovic
Publish date : 2024-09-30 15:42:16
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