2008/09 · La Liga · Round 26.

Real Madrid 1–1 Atletico Madrid

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Match summary

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid drew 1–1 on 7 March 2009 in La Liga round 26.. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 57' scored for Real Madrid; Diego Forlan 38' replied for Atletico Madrid.

It was the 23rd draw in 75 meetings between the clubs (36 wins, 23 draws, 16 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W W L W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd in La Liga.

Match events

  1. 38'GoalDiego Forlan
  2. 55'SubstitutionMíchel Salgado Fernández for Gabriel Iván Heinze
  3. 57'GoalKlaas-Jan Huntelaar
  4. 61'SubstitutionFlorent Sinama-Pongolle for Maximiliano Rodríguez
  5. 68'Yellow cardMíchel Salgado Fernández
  6. 69'SubstitutionManiche for Nacho Camacho
  7. 80'SubstitutionLuis Perea for Johnny Heitinga
  8. 84'SubstitutionRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart for Raúl González Blanco
  9. 85'Yellow cardPaulo Assuncao
  10. 86'Yellow cardFernando Rubén Gago
Match report

Robben And Higuain Confident Despite Draw

Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain are not concerned with Real Madrid's draw at home to Atletico, with both of them believing that the club will taste success come the end of the season.

Speaking to reporters after the match, Robben said, "It was a wide open game, with many chances for both teams. "

"Anyway, six points is less than twelve," he continued. "We can win the league."

He then touched on the road ahead, stating, "We have to recover as soon as possible, because we have a difficult game in three days. We are going to try and win all our remaining games."

Gonzalo Higuain, meanwhile, was not disappointed at the manager's decision to play him off the bench, saying, "We do not depend on one or two players, we are a team. Today was not a step backwards, because we got one point."

"It was important to win, but a draw is not a disaster," he continued. "The gap is only two games."

Like Robben, Higuain then turned his attentions to Liverpool, stating, "There are no doubts, only desires. We have the team to win at Anfield."

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Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid: head-to-head

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