Vinícius Jr. 52' (pen), Valverde 55', Vinícius Jr. 72' · Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman 33', Nahuel Molina 66'
Atletico Madrid 2–1 Real Madrid
Match summary
Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2–1 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on 20 September 2026 in La Liga in front of 70,514 spectators. Rüdiger 89' scored for Real Madrid; Alejandro Grimaldo 53' pen and Jonathan David 59' replied for Atletico Madrid. Huijsen 52' was sent off.
It was Atletico Madrid's 16th win 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 L W W W. Real Madrid are now 3rd on 27 points, Atletico Madrid 2nd on 28 in La Liga.
Line-ups
- Atletico Madrid · Substitutes
- 6Koke↑ 45'
- 19Julián Álvarez↑ 62'
- 11Ademola Lookman↑ 67'
- 23Morten Hjulmand↑ 89'
- 24Robin Le Normand↑ 89'
- 46Jorge Castillo
- 16Arnau Ortiz
- 1Juan Musso
- 27Jorge Domínguez
- 30Daniel Martinez
- 4Rodrigo Mendoza
- 3Obed Vargas
- Real Madrid · Substitutes
- 22Antonio Rüdiger ⚽↑ 54'
- 25Yan Diomande↑ 54'
- 6Eduardo Camavinga↑ 71'
- 20Bernardo Silva↑ 82'
- 9Endrick
- 21Brahim Díaz
- 12Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 2Raúl Asencio
- 27Thiago Pitarch
- 19Carlos Espí
- 18Álvaro Carreras
- 13Andriy Lunin
Match events
- 6'Yellow card
- 35'Yellow cardMarc Pubill
- 38'Yellow cardCristian Romero
- 45'SubstitutionKoke for Marc Pubill
- 49'Yellow cardDumfries
- 52'Red cardHuijsen
- 53'PenaltyAlejandro Grimaldo
- 54'SubstitutionRüdiger for Vinícius Jr.
- 54'SubstitutionDiomande for Arda Güler
- 59'GoalJonathan David
- 62'SubstitutionJulián Álvarez for Jonathan David
- 67'SubstitutionAdemola Lookman for Álex Baena
- 71'SubstitutionCamavinga for Tchouaméni
- 78'Yellow cardBellingham
- 82'SubstitutionSilva for Bellingham
- 89'SubstitutionMorten Hjulmand for Cristian Romero
- 89'SubstitutionRobin Le Normand for Lee Kang-In
- 89'GoalRüdiger
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid: head-to-head
All 75 meetings- 75Meetings
- 36Real Madrid wins
- 23Draws
- 16Atletico Madrid wins
Previous meetings
Alexander Sørloth 58' · Valverde 2', Rodrygo 55'
Robin Le Normand 14', Alexander Sørloth 45+3', Julián Álvarez 51' (pen), Julián Álvarez 63', Antoine Griezmann 90+3' · Mbappé 25', Arda Güler 36'
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24 September 2026
- Real Madrid defender handed one-match ban following red card vs Atletico Madrid
23 September 2026
- Real Madrid launch scathing response to Javier Tebas after refereeing row
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