With 10 players, Atletico Madrid tied with its host Real Madrid 1-1 in the derby of the Spanish capital in the matches of the 23rd round of the Spanish Football League, which also saw Espanyol defeat Real Mallorca 2-1, and Cadiz beat Rayo Vallecano with a clean goal.
Atletico Madrid advanced with a goal scored by Jose Maria Jimenez in the 78th minute, and Real Madrid equalized through Alvaro Rodriguez (18 years) in the 85th minute.
In his second participation as a substitute in La Liga, the young striker scored the equalizer against “Atlético” just 7 minutes after entering, and also scored a goal against Osasuna in the last round.
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The equalizing goal by Alvaro
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Atletico Madrid completed the match with 10 players, after Angel Correa was sent off in the 64th minute.
Real raised its tally to 52 points in second place, 7 points behind leaders Barcelona, who can widen the difference if they beat Almeria tomorrow, Sunday.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid raised its score to 42 points in fourth place, by two points in front of Real Betis, in fifth place, and by a point behind Real Sociedad, in third place.