La Liga Roundup: Madrid scores late to salvage draw against 10-man Atletico
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid wanted a late aim to salvage a 1-1 draw in opposition to 10-man Atletico Madrid at house on Saturday, giving Barcelona an opportunity to extend its lead of the Spanish league.
Teenage Madrid striker Alvaro scored within the eighty fifth minute after Atletico opened via Jose Maria Gimenez within the 78th and was poised to finish its seven-year winless drought at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Atletico scored when it was already down a person after Angel Correa was despatched off for elbowing Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger within the sixty fourth.
The draw left Madrid seven factors behind Barcelona forward of the latter’s match at relegation-threatened Almeria on Sunday.
Madrid was coming off a 5-2 come-from-behind win at Liverpool within the Champions League, and was making an attempt to win its sixth consecutive sport in all competitions.
The outcome stored Atletico, unbeaten within the Spanish league since early January, from transferring to 3rd place forward of Real Sociedad, which performed at struggling Valencia late Saturday. Atletico stayed one level behind the Basque Country workforce. Atletico’s hole to fifth place Real Betis dropped to 2 factors after Betis’ win at last-placed Elche on Friday.
Madrid received the earlier derby in January, additionally on the Bernabeu, to advance to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. On the day of that match, an effigy of Vinicius was hung from a bridge in Madrid in one in all many hate assaults in opposition to the Brazil ahead.
Beginning this weekend, the Spanish league started promoting on stadium scoreboards its channels for followers to denounce racist and hate insults.
Atletico defender Reinildo injured his proper knee halfway via the primary half and needed to be carried off on a stretcher.
Before the match, Madrid honored Amancio Amaro, the previous membership legend who died final week.
Madrid on Thursday hosts Barcelona within the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Atletico hosts Sevilla within the league on Saturday.
BRAITHWAITE’S BRACE
Denmark worldwide Martin Braithwaite scored in every half as Espanyol defeated Mallorca 2-1 to maneuver additional away from the relegation zone.
Espanyol, sitting in twelfth place, has received two consecutive league matches for the primary time this season.
Vedat Muriqi scored within the first half for eighth-placed Mallorca.
CADIZ THRIVES AT HOME
Sergi Guardiola scored a 74th-minute winner as Cadiz defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 for its third straight win at house.
Cadiz is unbeaten within the league at house in 9 matches, with 5 attracts and one other win going again to September.
The southern Spain membership opened a three-point hole to the relegation zone.
It was the third straight match with no win for Rayo, which stayed in sixth place.
