{"id":19267,"date":"2026-09-21T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=19267"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:58:32","slug":"atletico-madrid-2-1-real-madrid-derby-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/sports-betting-news\/atletico-madrid-2-1-real-madrid-derby-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Atl\u00e9tico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid: Huijsen Red Card Swings Madrid Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atl\u00e9tico Madrid claimed Madrid derby bragging rights with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Real Madrid<\/strong> at the Metropolitano, with Dean Huijsen\u2019s second-half red card proving the decisive turning point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result extended Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s impressive home record against their city rivals to four consecutive unbeaten LaLiga derbies (W3, D1)<\/strong> and lifted Diego Simeone\u2019s men above Real Madrid into second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cagey First Half at the Metropolitano<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For all the anticipation surrounding the Madrid derby, clear-cut opportunities were scarce during the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois<\/strong> was eventually called into action when he pushed away Lee Kang-In\u2019s dangerous delivery<\/strong> towards the far post. Still, much of the entertainment came from intense midfield battles rather than chances on goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One particularly heated moment involved Jude Bellingham and Cristian Romero<\/strong>. Bellingham was initially booked following their challenge, but after a VAR review, the yellow card was switched to Romero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee also survived scrutiny following another strong challenge as tensions continued to rise between the Spanish capital rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean Huijsen Red Card Changes the Derby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The match exploded into life after half-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real Madrid defender Dean Huijsen was sent off<\/strong> after pulling back Giuliano Simeone, leaving the visitors with ten men at a crucial stage of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following VAR intervention, Atl\u00e9tico were awarded a penalty, and \u00c1lex Grimaldo calmly converted<\/strong> past Courtois to give the hosts the breakthrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Grimaldo’s second successful penalty in three matches and completely changed the complexion of the derby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan David Doubles Atl\u00e9tico’s Advantage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Atl\u00e9tico wasted little time exploiting their numerical advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan David made it 2-0 before the hour mark<\/strong>, meeting Giuliano Simeone\u2019s driven delivery and sliding the ball beyond Courtois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal also marked an impressive personal milestone, as David became the first Atl\u00e9tico Madrid player in the 21st century to score in each of his opening three LaLiga appearances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Real Madrid down to ten men and Atl\u00e9tico holding a two-goal advantage, Simeone\u2019s side appeared firmly in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R\u00fcdiger Gives Real Madrid Late Hope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Real Madrid refused to surrender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antonio R\u00fcdiger headed home from Bernardo Silva\u2019s free-kick<\/strong> to reduce the deficit to 2-1 and transform the closing stages into a nervous affair for the home supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Blancos pushed for an equalizer, but Atl\u00e9tico held firm under pressure to secure a memorable derby victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atl\u00e9tico Madrid Climb Above Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The final whistle sparked celebrations around the Metropolitano as Atl\u00e9tico completed a valuable 2-1 LaLiga victory over Real Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More importantly, the three points lifted Simeone\u2019s side into second place<\/strong>, while Real Madrid dropped to third following their second league defeat of the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Atl\u00e9tico, extending their unbeaten home league run against Real Madrid to four derbies adds another layer of satisfaction to an already significant victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Atl\u00e9tico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid<\/strong> will be remembered as a derby dramatically altered by Huijsen\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atl\u00e9tico capitalized ruthlessly, with Grimaldo converting from the penalty spot before Jonathan David doubled the advantage. R\u00fcdiger\u2019s late header ensured a tense finish, but Simeone\u2019s side survived to secure three valuable points and Madrid derby bragging rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atl\u00e9tico Madrid claimed Madrid derby bragging rights with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Metropolitano, with Dean Huijsen\u2019s second-half red card proving the decisive turning point. The result extended Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s impressive home record against their city rivals to four consecutive unbeaten LaLiga derbies (W3, D1) and lifted Diego Simeone\u2019s men above Real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4563,35,4587,4543,30],"tags":[8842,529,377,8843,2520,611,6697,6742,2595,4911],"class_list":["post-19267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","category-football-news","category-la-liga","category-sports","category-sports-betting-news","tag-alex-grimaldo","tag-bangbet-affiliate","tag-bangbet-kenya","tag-dean-huijsen","tag-diego-simeone","tag-football-betting-kenya","tag-football-kenya","tag-jonathan-david","tag-laliga","tag-madrid-derby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19272,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19267\/revisions\/19272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}