At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 26, the 23rd round of the 2022-23 La Liga season ushered in the Madrid derby, with Real Madrid hosting Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu. In the first half, neither side scored; Correa was red-carded for an elbow against Rudiger in the second half, Jimenez broke the deadlock with a header and 18-year-old Alvaro scored the winning goal. In the end, Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Atletico 10, seven points behind leaders Barcelona in the first game.
Real Madrid have been doing well recently, winning the Club World Cup with two consecutive wins and beating Liverpool 5-2 away from home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek. In the last five matches, Real Madrid have won all their games. The two teams met at last month's Copa del Rey, where Real Madrid eliminated Atletico 3-1.
In the third minute, Kroos drove a corner kick from the left into the box and an unguarded Rudiger near the penalty spot headed it overhead. In the 6th minute, Molina crossed low from the right side of the penalty area, Valverde touched the ball with his left hand after the stop, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 8th minute, Atletico won a free kick on the left side of the pitch, Carrasco hoisted the ball into the box, neither side touched the ball, and the ball went off the line. One minute later, Asensio came to the box with a powerful left-footed volley that Oblak saved off the line.
In the 11th minute, Militão's 45-degree cross from the right flank was spotted by Benzema in the box and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Valverde crossed from the right side of the pitch and Benzer in the box swept sideways a ball over the crossbar again.
In the 20th minute, Atletico's Renierdo was injured while defending Valverde, he was stretchered off, Jimenez came off the bench. In the 22nd minute, Carrasco volleyed with his right foot from the left penalty area line and Courtois fell to the ground to save the ball.
In the 23rd minute, Ceballos fired a low right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and the ball deflected off the upright. In the 33rd minute, Asensio cut inside with the ball on the right side of the field and then shot with his left foot, which was shot high. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the 52nd minute, Benzema crossed on the right side of the penalty area, followed by Valverde, who received the ball and volleyed into the far corner from a small angle, and the ball was deflected. In the 61st minute, Carrasco received the ball on the left side of the pitch and came to the box to face the two defenders and chose to return the cross, Griezmann's left-footed push deflected off the upright.
In the 64th minute, substitute Angel Correa elbowed his defender Antonio Rudiger in the chest without the ball, and the referee showed a direct red card to send him off.
In the 78th minute, Atletico won a free kick on the left side of the front, Griezmann hoisted the ball into the box, substitute Jimenez jumped high in the middle and pressed the opponent's defender to head the goal, Courtois could not save it, Atletico Madrid led Real Madrid 1-0.
In the 85th minute, Modric drove a corner kick from the left into the box, and 18-year-old Alvaro, who also came off the bench, swam to an unguarded position and flicked his head to score, Oblak could not save, Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico.
In the 88th minute, Chuameni took a long-range shot with the ball in front of the penalty area, and Oblak fell to the ground to hold the ball. In the end, the match was over, with Real Madrid drawing 1-1 with Atletico 10.