Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid: Player Ratings as Angel Correa’s equaliser prevent Los Blancos from moving closer to Barcelona

Atletico Madrid salvaged a draw in their Laliga league game after Angel Correa scored during the stoppage time from a brilliant pass from his fellow substitute Javi Galan. This draw would hurt Real Madrid a lot as a victory would have placed them just one points away from league leaders, Barcelona.

It was an action packed encounter with plenty of drama as the crowd were very aggressive in the Wanda Metropolitano. Carlo Ancelotti’s side opened the scoring in the second half after Vinicius’s delivery to the back post was controlled and powered home by Eder Militao.

Just after Real Madrid’s goal, the match was temporarily suspended after the supported hurled missiles and several objects notably lighters onto the pitch. Atletico Madrid’s manager Diego Simeone tried to calm down the tensions after speaking to the referee and the match resumed after nearly ten minutes.

After the restart Atletico looked sharp and it was in the stoppage time when Angel Correa latched onto a through ball from Javi Galan before taking it past Thibaut Courtois and finding the back of the net. The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but VAR intervened and the goal was declared legitimate. In the final seconds Marcos Llorente was sent off for a reckless challenge on Fran Garcia but it did not impact the match as there was not much time left.

Lets have a look at the Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid player ratings.

Atletico Madrid Player Ratings vs Real Madrid

Goalkeeper

Jan Oblak: 6.5/10- Had a fair game between the sticks for the hosts. He made three saves and conceded one. His distribution was not that good in this game.

Defenders

Nahuel Molina: 6.4/10- Played the first half and capped a good display in preventing Vinicius Junior in the left wing. He maintained a passing accuracy of 93 percent.

Reinildo: 6.4/10- He capped a good defensive display maintaining a 84 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in three defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Jose Gimenez: 7.2/10- The defender had a good game at the heart of defence maintaining a 93 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in 11 defensive actions and made two recoveries for his team.

Robin Le Normand: 7.1/10- He had a strong defensive display at the heart of defence maintaining a 94 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made six clearances for his team. Was shown a yellow card around the 63rd minute after he brought down Vinicius Junior inside the Atletico half.

Midfielders

Marcos Llorente: 7.2/10- He played as a defensive midfielder for the Colchoneros maintaining 95 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in six defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team. Was given a red card after a nasty challenge on Fran Garcia.

Antoine Griezmann: 7.1/10- The French midfielder had a decent game contributing in the attack for Atletico. He created two chances for his team and had two shots on goal.

Conor Gallagher: 6.9/10- Was shown a yellow card after the restart as he brought Valverde down on the right-hand touchlines. He helped a lot in defence with 4 recoveries. He was involved in six defensive actions for his team.

Rodrigo De Paul: 6.7/10- The Argentine midfielder capped a fair display as a defensive midfielder along side Llorente. He created two chances for his team and was involved in four defensive actions.

Attackers

Julian Alvarez: 7.0/10- He had a decent game in attack considering the defensive football Atletico plays. He had two shots on goal out of which one was on target. Was shown a yellow card around the 74 minute mark due to an off the ball incident.

Alexander Sorloth: 6.2/10- He had an average game in the attacking half of Atletico Madrid. He had two shots on goal out of which one was on target and the other was blocked. He was replaced by Samuel Lino around the 56th minute mark.

Substitutes

Koke: 7.0/10- He replaced Nahuel Molina on the pitch and had a great game in the heart of the midfield. He maintained 83 percent of passing accuracy and made six recoveries for his team.

Samuel Dias Lino: 6.4/10- Was brought on in the 56th minute to replace Alexander Sorloth. He had a great impact in the attack of Atletico making Courtois work couple of times.

Angel Correa: 7.0/10- He was brought on in the 70th minute to replace Conor Gallagher. He had a great opportunity to equalise but he failed. He found the back of the net in the stoppage time, which was given an offside but was then overturned.

Riquelme: 6.1/10- He was substituted in for Julian Alvarez, who was playing his first Madrid derby for the club.

Javi Galan: 7.2/10- Came on to replace Reinildo around the 75th minute mark. He assisted Correa’s equaliser with a superb pass behind the defence.

Manager

Diego Simeone: 7/10- He did well to salvage a draw from this tie when it looked like Real are going to walk away with three points. His substitutions were on point as both of his substitutes had an important involvement in the game.

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Real Madrid Player Ratings vs Atletico Madrid

Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois: 7.2/10- He had a busy game as the crowd was pouring in and a high pressure was maintained by Atletico Madrid. He made three saves in the game conceding a goal.

Defenders

Ferland Mendy: 6.4/10- The left back capped a good defensive display but was not able to help much in attack. He made just a single interception in the game.

Antonio Rudiger: 6.8/10- The German defender capped a fair defensive display.

Eder Militao: 8.2/10- The Brazillian defender opened the scoring with his first attempt of the season after receiving the ball from Vinicius Jr. He was involved in 13 defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Dani Carvajal: 7.5/10- He contributed well in both defence and attack. He had one shot which was blocked and was involved in six defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Jude Bellingham: 6.9/10- The English midfielder had two shots on goal out of which one was on target. He dominated the midfield with 96 percent passing accuracy.

Aurelien Tchouameni: 7.1/10- Capped a good display in the midfield as he supported the defence well. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Luka Modric: 7.2/10- Was shown a yellow card after a late challenge on Gallagher. He was the creative source for the Los Blancos as the team’s momentum depended upon him. He created three chances and maintained a 100 percent passing accuracy.

Federico Valverde: 7.7/10- He had an impact from the right side of the midfield. He also supported the team going forward and also acted as a cover for Carvajal when the latter was high up the pitch. He had three shots on goal out of which one was on target.

Attackers

Vinicius Junior: 7.6/10- He was influential for Madrid in attack as he created two chances for his team and always kept the Atletico defenders under check. He received the ball on the left-hand side of the penalty area and then floats a delivery to the back post which Militao converts with a thumping effort.

Rodrygo: 6.5/10- Had an average game in attack with two shots on goal and creating two chances for his team. He had few opportunities to put his team in front but was not able to capitalise.

Substitutes

Lucas Vazquez: N/A- Came on at the 85th minute to replace Luka Modric.

Endrick: N/A- Was brought in in the 87th minute to replace Vinicius Junior.

Fran Garcia: N/A- He replaced Rodrygo on the field.

Manager

Carlo Ancelotti: 6.5/10- Something he lacked today was bench strength. He could have done the substitutions earlier to inject some fresh legs into the game and could have earned them the victory.

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