In the early morning of September 30th, Beijing time, the 8th round of La Liga ushered in a much-anticipated focus of the battle, Atletico Madrid hosted Real Madrid. This game is not only about the honor and points of the two teams, but also directly affects the ranking pattern of the La Liga table.
In the first half, both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid showed a very high level of athleticism, and both teams performed quite well in both offense and defense. Atletico's defense was solid, while Real Madrid's offense was like a tidal wave. However, both teams were unable to get the ball into the other team's goal despite having many chances on goal. At the end of the half, the two teams shook hands with a score of 0-0 for the time being.
At the start of the second half, the two sides continued to fight fiercely. In the 63rd minute, Real Madrid finally broke the deadlock. Vinicius made a breakthrough on the right side of the field, and then decided to pass the ball into the center of the field. Militão followed up in the penalty area and shot the ball into the corner of Atletico's goal, giving Real Madrid a 1-0 lead. The goal made Real Madrid fans cheer and Atletico fans fall into a short silence.
However, Atletico did not give up. They continued to intensify their attack in the next game, trying to equalize the score. Finally, in injury time, Atletico had a great chance to break through. Garland sent a fine direct ball from the left, Correa followed up and formed a one-two punch. Facing the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Correa calmly shot the ball into the goal, equalizing the score for Atletico Madrid, and the score remained 1-1 until the end of the match.
After this game, the ranking pattern of the La Liga table has changed again. Although Real Madrid scored in this game, but failed to get all three points, the points stayed at 18 points, still 3 points behind the leader Barcelona, ranking second in the league. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, with a draw in this game, reached 16 points and stayed in the third position in the league.
