La Liga - Valverde's contribution to Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Atlético de Madrid

2022-09-19 08:56

La Liga - Valverde's contribution to Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Atlético de Madrid


In the sixth round of the 2022/23 La Liga season, a Madrid derby was staged. After relying on the achievements of Rodrigo and Valverde, the defending champion Real Madrid finally defeated the arch-rival Atlético de Madrid 2-1.


Only 3 minutes into the game, there was a hot scene. Koke took the ball on the left side of the frontcourt. Valverde was pushed to the ground when he grabbed the ball from behind. Then Koke continued to play and almost kicked Valverde. , the two sides also had a physical conflict for this, and were separated by teammates to avoid the conflict from continuing to escalate.


In the 5th minute, Atlético de Madrid got a free kick in the middle of the frontcourt. De Paul sent the ball to the right side of the penalty area when he took the penalty. Felipe grabbed the first header and hit the goal post. In the 11th minute, Cork sent a through ball, and Carrasco scored the ball on the right side of the penalty area. After swinging the angle at the defending player, he shot hard but missed.


In the 18th minute, Valverde took the ball from the midfield and then passed it to Joan Ameni. Then Joan Ameni made a pass from the top of the penalty area to the penalty area. Rodrigo successfully inserted a volley and hit it, helping Real Madrid to 1-0 lead. In the 25th minute, Rodrigo formed a semi-single-handed chance after receiving a long pass from Modric, but was saved when facing the goalkeeper.


In the 36th minute, Modric sent a through ball near the midfield. Vinicius followed up on the left side of the frontcourt and then entered the right side of the penalty area. He volleyed at the attacking goalkeeper, and the ball bounced back to the small penalty area after hitting the goal post. On the right, Valverde seized the opportunity to smash the ball into the empty goal, helping Real Madrid to expand the lead 2-0.


Real Madrid return to the top of the standings


In the 55th minute, Atlético de Madrid got a free kick from the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, but there was no crisis when it passed to the penalty area. In the 73rd minute, Kroos took a free kick in the middle of the frontcourt, and Valverde shot the ball high but shot high.


In the 83rd minute, Atlético de Madrid took a right corner kick. Griezmann passed the corner kick to the middle of the penalty area when he took the penalty. Militao didn't go far when he made a header clearance. The ball came to Hermoso and scored with a shoulder pad. , to help Atlético de Madrid regain a city 1-2.


In the 88th minute, Carvajal kicked Reinierdo while grabbing the ball and was shown a yellow card by the referee on duty. Then Hermoso was shown a yellow card when he clashed with his teammates. In the 90th minute, Hermoso committed a foul in the penalty area and was shown a yellow card and was sent off directly.


In the end, Real Madrid defeated Atlético de Madrid 2-1 and returned to the top of the standings with 18 points after winning 6 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season.