The 17th round of the 2021-22 La Liga season kicked off, with Real Madrid playing at home against Atletico Madrid, also in the Madrid derby, with the head coaches of the two sides being Carlo Ancelotti and Simeone respectively. After the match, Real Madrid won 2-0, this battle, Benzema and Asensio scored, Winnie Hughes sent 2 assists, 3 superstars broke out, helping the team win, Real Madrid scored 42 points, 13 points ahead of Atletico, 18 points ahead of Barca, Ancelotti god. Atletico lost 2-0 in this game, trailing by 13 points, making it difficult for Simeone's team to continue to compete for the title!
Before this derby, the two teams could be in a double heaven of ice and fire, with Ancelotti coaching a team that was at the top of the la Liga rankings, while Atletico slipped to 4th in the table, more than 10 points less than Real Madrid. Therefore, in this game, Simeone's team is more under pressure to score points, they are eager to get points on Real Madrid, and Real Madrid players can play lightly in the game. This is the 207th meeting between Real Madrid and Atletico in history, and in the previous 206 games, the Galacticos have a record of 106 wins, 48 draws and 52 losses. In La Liga, Real Madrid have not lost to their opponents for 5 years, and the last loss was back in 2016. In the last 10 matches against Atletico in La Liga, Real Madrid have a record of 4 wins and 6 draws.
Looking at Real Madrid's starting line-up first, Ancelotti lined up a 433 formation, with three players in the front of the field being Benzema, Venetius and Asensio, Casemiro, Tony Kroos and Modric forming a three-midfielder, and in the back line, from left to right, Mendy, Alaba, Milittan and Carvajal, the team goalkeeper will be Courtois. Atletico lined up a 442 formation, with two strikers being Griezmann and Cunha, Carrasco, Cork, De Paul and Correa in midfield, and four defenders with Hermoso, Condobia, Felipe and Llorente, with Oblak as goalkeeper.
The first goal of the match occurred in the 15th minute, when Modric completed the steal, Asensio sent a wonderful pass, The Vinicius inserted on the right side crossed the goal, Benzema grabbed the point to score the goal, 1-0, Real Madrid scored, and Atletico Madrid was in a desperate situation.
In 2021, Benzema has scored 36 goals for Real Madrid, which is his natural year record, a new high in the 12 years since joining Real Madrid, at the same time, the number of league goals scored by French stars has reached 13, continuing to lead the top scorer list, in all competitions, Benzema scored 18 goals, Real Madrid's first scorer, setting 3 records.
It is worth mentioning that after only half a game, Benzema was replaced, according to the Spanish media, Ancelotti's plan, Benzema is only playing 45 minutes, mainly because the French striker in the recent game load is too heavy, coupled with the age is not sparing, therefore, Real Madrid still decided to use this ace striker cautiously.
In the 57th minute of the game, Real Madrid counter-attacked in the whole field, Wini hughes sent a pass, Asensio scored a strong shot, 2-0, the Real Madrid winger was very happy, this season, he scored 5 La Liga goals, the third place in the team, Ancelotti activated the Spanish homegrown forward. In the end, Real Madrid won a victory and Atletico lost!