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Player ratings as Los Blancos concede 95th-minute equaliser

Player ratings as Los Blancos concede 95th-minute equaliser

Real Madrid were denied victory at rivals Atletico Madrid after conceding in the 95th minute of Sunday’s La Liga encounter.

A tight and tense game so nearly swung the way of Los Blancos, who took the lead midway through the second half before being pegged back deep into stoppage time.

The match was temporarily suspended during the second half due to crowd trouble among ultras in the home end, but the visitors were able to block out the noise and take home the three points.

Both sides at least closed the gap on league leaders Barcelona, who were beaten 4-2 by Osasuna on Saturday.

How the game unfolded

Thibaut Courtois was forced into a tenth-minute save when Alexander Sorloth held play up for Julian Alvarez, who scampered past Antonio Rudiger before being denied by the big Belgian at the near post.

Opposite number Jan Oblak had to be alert soon after when Federico Valverde let fly from distance, with the Slovenian throwing up an arm to push his shot to safety.

The visitors were having a hard time getting their attackers into the game but were afforded a rare sight of goal when Jude Bellingham had a second or so to set himself on the edge of the box, but Oblak was equal to that strike as well.

In the second half, Madrid went closer when a well-worked corner routine led to Rodrygo having a free shot from 20 yards, only for his strike to whistle over.

And just after the hour mark, Atletico conceded their first home goal of the new La Liga season. A clever free-kick saw Luka Modric play wide to Vinicius Junior, whose cross over the defence found Eder Militao, and his half-volley deflected in off the knee of Marcos Llorente.

Play was suspended in the 69th minute after Atletico supporters behind Courtois’ goals launched missiles onto the pitch, with the game resuming just over 15 minutes later.

The first chance after play restarted came when Vinicius ran with pace at the Atletico backline and unleashed a fierce shot towards the bottom corner. Once more, Oblak came to the hosts’ rescue.

Down the other end, Samuel Lino twisted outside Dani Carvajal and Militao before firing at goal, with Courtois stretching upwards to thwart his attempt.

Endrick nearly marked his first Madrid derby with a fabulous drive from 25 yards, only for the ball to drift outside the near post.

Atletico thought they had grabbed a 95th-minute equaliser when Angel Correa bundled the ball past Courtois, with the goal initially chalked off for offside. However, after a VAR check with the semi-automated…

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