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Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid LIVE - Action from La Liga as Brahim Diaz puts Los Blancos ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu

La Liga / Matchday 23
Bernabéu / 04.02.2024
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Oli Gent

Updated 04/02/2024 at 22:10 GMT


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22:13
LLORENTE AT THE LAST AS ATLETI SNATCH A POINT AT THE BERNABEU
Marcos Llorente was the last-gasp hero for Atletico Madrid, who snatched a 1-1 draw with city rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Brahim Diaz’s composed chip on 20 minutes should have proved the match winner, after the Spaniard had been drafted in at the last second to replace Real’s talismanic forward Vinicius Junior, who injured his neck in the warm-up, but wing-back Llorente equalised with a powerful header three minutes into stoppage time to salvage an unlikely point for the visitors.
The hosts started far more the positive, with Diego Simeone’s Atleti characteristically shrinking back into two banks of five out of possession, looking to soak up the early pressure to hit their opponents on the break.
Instead, Atleti’s cautious mentality hemmed the visitors in their own half, and it was Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Ferland Mendy who all went close with early efforts.
Atletico broke into home territory for the first time in the ninth minute as Antoine Griezmann tested Andriy Lunin with an effort from a tight angle, but it was Diaz who opened the scoring, and deservedly so for the league leaders 11 minutes later.
Diaz was persistence and calmness personified as his initial pass ricocheted into the path of Lucas Vazquez, whose cut-back towards Bellingham bounced kindly off Koke into Diaz, who had continued his bundle into the box.
The Spaniard collected, showing great feet and quality to loft the ball elegantly over Oblak and put the home side a goal to the good.
Axel Witsel and Stefan Savic both went close with headed efforts in the 24th and 25th minutes as the visitors continued to threaten most from set plays, and it was another dead ball that Atleti thought they had their equaliser from after the break.
It was Savic again at the near post, powering home a Griezmann inswinger three minutes into the second half, but he saw his strike chalked off after Saul Niguez was adjudged to have interfered with play in an offside position on the toes of Andriy Lunin.
Rodrygo and Diaz continued to threaten the away goal as the Brazilian forced a strong save from Oblak before the latter nutmegged Mario Hermoso on his way into the box, before curling an effort just wide of the far corner.
Griezmann went close to an equaliser 12 minutes from time as his intricate back flick from an Angel Correa cut-back was well saved by Lunin, as Real sought to hold on for what would have been an important victory, but it was Llorente at the last, who popped up with the dramatic equaliser, nodding home after substitute Memphis Depay had flicked on a Stefan Savic cross from deep.
Real remain at the summit, but only by two points, with Atleti consolidating their place in fourth.
End of 2nd Half
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FULL TIME
Well, that was a hectic ending! Atleti snatch a point in dramatic fashion. Deserved? Probably not, but they've done it, the Simeone way. Thanks for joining us, be sure to come back very soon for more LIVE La Liga action.
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GOAL! REAL MADRID 1-1 ATLETICO MADRID (LLORENTE)
They've done it! Atletico Madrid are level, as Marcos Llorente steals in with a header to equalise at the death! Savic lofted it in from deep, and the ball is flicked on by Memphis, and attacked by Llorente, getting between Nacho and Carvajal to level right at the end!
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FOUR ADDED MINUTES
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CORNER, ATLETICO
Griezmann spins on a sixpence in the box and has a swipe, but Carvajal blocks, sending it behind. Another set piece for the visitors, with Memphis unable to get hold of it, and Real clear.
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LOOKING INCREASINGLY DESPERATE
... are Atleti, as Griezmann lines one up from distance, and the block takes any power out of the strike, with Lunin gathering comfortably.
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SUBSTITUTION
Dani Ceballos replaces Jude Bellingham.
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FREE KICK, REAL
Pablo Barrios earns himself a caution for chopping down Modric, who had surged past two Atleti bodies in the centre circle.
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CHANCE!
Valverde does well down the right to get the cross in ahead of Witsel, and Joselu gambles by making the near post dart, but he can't direct it goalwards.
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NO NEED FOR VINICIUS
He may have declared himself fit enough to play a part here, but he's not been needed. Rodrygo has gone off, and Atleti don't look anywhere near as threatening as they need to be. The Brazilian may as well have taken the night off!
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CLOSE!
Correa breaks down the right and Griezmann tries an intricate back flick at the near post, but Lunin saves well low!
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SUBSTITUTION
Modric is on for Madrid.
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SLOWER TEMPO
It looks a bit shakier in the Atleti midfield now after the substitutions, with the dictators of play de Paul and Koke now off the field.
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SUBSTITUTION
That's Diaz's final contribution, as he's replaced by Joselu.
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CLOSE!
Diaz picks it up on the right side of the box, and turns expertly to nutmeg Hermoso, before bending an effort narrowly wide of the far corner.
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SUBSTITUTION
Correa is on for Koke.
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WELL SAVED
Rodrygo speeds into the penalty area with some menace, and cracks off a piledriver with his right, which is repelled strongly by Oblak.
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BELLINGHAM DOWN ONCE MORE IN THE BOX
... after a neat Cruyff turn, but even he's not claiming a foul there.
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FREE KICK, REAL
Brahim Diaz is felled on the halfway line by Barrios.