Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid: Los Blancos' Player Ratings as Militao scores and the teams share the spoils in ill-tempered derby | La Liga 2024-25
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played out a tense 1-1 draw at the Civitas Metropolitano in La Liga on Sunday, September 29. The two teams maintain their positions in the table at second and third, respectively.
Atletico Madrid began the first half well and also created an early chance as Julian Alvarez got the better of Antonio Rudiger on the left flank. The Argentine's low effort was parried away by Thibaut Courtois. A few minutes later, Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde produced a long-range effort at the other end which was saved by Jan Oblak. Both sides went at it, setting the tone for the match.
Aurelien Tchouameni did manage a tame effort from the resultant corner, but their best chance came just after the half hour mark. Jude Bellingham's shot from outside the box saw Oblak making a full-stretch save to keep the scores level. Atletico Madrid were arguably spared their blushes on the cusp of half-time as Rodrygo had a penalty appeal waived for Real Madrid.
The two sides were deadlocked at 0-0 at the break.
The second half began in Real Madrid's favour and Rodrygo had a decent early chance as his powerful effort kissed the top of the crossbar. Shortly after, Robin Le Normand brought Vinicius Junior down a few yards outside the box and was booked. Luka Modrid took the resultant corner and passed it to Vinicius, whose cross beat everyone and reached Eder Militao at the far post.
The Brazilian defender took a touch before smashing the ball into the net to make it 1-0 to Real Madrid after 63 minutes. There was a significant stoppage in the match in the aftermath of the goal, with Atletico Madrid in the spotlight for poor behaviour. However, play resumed after around seven minutes of stoppage after multiple warnings.
Both Diego Simeone and Carlo Ancelotti made mutliple changes as the game slowly meandered towards eight added minutes. However, Atletico found a way back with their backs against the wall deep into stoppage time.
Two substitutes combined as Javi Galan's pass found Angel Correa, who scored to make it 1-1 in the 96th minute. Marcos Llorente's initial yellow card was then reviewed and he was sent off in the last action of a Madrid derby threatening to boil over.
The two teams shared the spoils at 1-1, and on that note, let's take a look at Los Blancos' player ratings.
Real Madrid Player Ratings
Thibaut Courtois - 7/10
Courtois had a decent game as he was called upon to make three sharp saves to keep Atletico at bay throughout the match.
Daniel Carvajal - 7/10
Carvajal returned to the starting XI against Atletico and put in a solid display. He won five duels, making two clearances and two interceptions. He also played one key pass.
Antonio Rudiger - 7/10
Despite a slow start, Rudiger put in a composed defensive display across 90 minutes. He won two duels and made six clearances and three blocks.
Eder Militao - 7.5/10
Militao scored Real Madrid's goal in the second half with a thumping strike. He was also solid at the back, winning five duels and making seven clearances, one block and one interception.
Ferland Mendy - 6.5/10
Mendy had a decent game as he won two duels and made one block and one interception.
Federico Valverde - 8/10
Valverde set the tone for his team's attacking play with an early shot to test Oblak in Atletico Madrid's goal. His two other attempts were off-target. However, Valverde passed the ball with 92% accuracy, including one key pass, and also won six duels.
Luka Modric - 7/10
Modric took the quick free-kick that led to Real Madrid's goal. He completed 58 passes with perfect accuracy, including three key passes and five long balls. He also made two clearances.
Aurelien Tchouameni - 7/10
Tchouameni put in a composed midfield display for Real Madrid, passing the ball with 87% accuracy and winning six duels. He also made three interceptions.
Jude Bellingham - 7/10
Bellingham often ventured forward and attempted two shots in this game, with one on target and the other one blocked. He passed the ball with 96% accuracy and also won two duels.
Rodrygo - 7/10
Rodrygo was sharp with the ball at his feet and passed the ball with 90% accuracy, including two key passes. He attempted two shots but failed to hit the target.
Vinicius Junior - 7.5/10
Vinicius had an eventful game as usual against Atletico Madrid. He played two key passes and won seven duels, and also won the free-kick that led to his team's goal. However, he attempted just one venomous shot that was saved well by Oblak.
Substitutes
Lucas Vazquez - 6.5/10
Having starred in the last game, Vazquez came on late and could not contribute much in this one.
Endrick - 6.5/10
Endrick came on late and attempted a typical long-range shot which was fairly wide of the target, but no contribution apart from that.
Fran Garcia - N/A
He did not play enough minutes to warrant a rating after coming on in the 90th minute.