Madrid: Actual Madrid’s younger striker Alvaro Rodriguez salvaged a past due 1-1 draw for the champions in a stressful derby conflict towards 10-man Atletico Madrid on Saturday in Los angeles Liga.

The purpose reduces league leaders Barcelona’s benefit on Los Blancos to seven issues, however provides the Catalans the risk to amplify the space to ten on Sunday towards Almeria.

Jose Gimenez had headed Atletico in entrance in the second one part in a while after team-mate Angel Correa have been despatched off for elbowing Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger.

Then again 18-year-old ahead Rodriguez headed Madrid degree on simplest his 2d league look for the membership.

The striker made a robust affect in a cameo towards Osasuna remaining weekend, putting in a function, and made an much more necessary contribution towards Atletico.

“He’s a boy who works very exhausting in coaching, he’s very tall, he’s were given objectives,” Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois advised DAZN.

“These days with the function he stored some extent, it’s essential and I am hoping he continues like this.”

Madrid trainer Carlo Ancelotti changed injured duo Rodrygo and David Alaba with Marco Asensio and Nacho Fernandez respectively, whilst Toni Kroos returned to the staff.

His counterpart, Diego Simeone, was once with out injured International Cup winner Rodrigo de Paul and opted for teenager Pablo Barrios within the heart.

The primary part was once calmly contested and strangely pedestrian in high quality, after the entertaining Copa del Rey conflict those aspects presented up in January, gained 3-1 via Actual Madrid.

Ancelotti’s aspect additionally gained the primary league event towards Atletico in October, however may just no longer proceed their domination on the Santiago Bernabeu.

Atletico defender Reinildo Mandava was once pressured off injured halfway throughout the first part, showing to harm his knee in a tussle with Fede Valverde.

Marcos Llorente complained when he was once booked for containing Vinicius Junior off with a hand to the Brazilian’s face, however there was once little else to set pulses score within the opening 45 mins.

– Correa elbow –

Antoine Griezmann, in fantastic shape in 2023, dragged a low shot narrowly extensive of Thibaut Courtois’s function following just right paintings via Yannick Carrasco after an hour.

The sport tilted within the hosts’ favour when Correa lashed out and hit Rudiger within the chest off the ball, with the German defender flinging himself to the ground.

Spanish information shops had reported Atletico have been unsatisfied with the appointment of referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who as soon as disregarded former Rojiblancos striker Diego Costa for insulting him — resulting in an eight-match ban, and his purple card for Correa is not going to lend a hand heal outdated wounds.

“It can be a yellow, however to ship off a participant for that — there wouldn’t be avid gamers left at the pitch,” Atletico trainer Simeone advised DAZN.

“It assists in keeping repeating, it’s changing into commonplace and that’s no longer just right and it might be just right if shall we all compete in the similar approach.”

With the numerical benefit, Ancelotti took a chance and taken on younger ahead Rodriguez for defender Nacho, transferring replace Eduardo Camavinga to left again.

Moments later, Atletico took the lead.

Gimenez, who had changed the injured Reinildo, met Griezmann’s inviting free-kick with a towering header after 78 mins to wreck the impasse.

Vinicius curled an effort top over the crossbar as Madrid sought an equaliser, the Brazilian not able to recreate his sensational efficiency at Anfield within the 5-2 Champions League win over Liverpool midweek.

Then again Rodriguez intervened with 5 mins left at the clock, jumping brilliantly to nod Luka Modric’s nook in off the put up, after Atletico had left him unmarked.

It was once sufficient for Madrid to keep away from a primary house league defeat via opponents Atletico since 2016, however the outcome leaves the door open for Barcelona to take any other step in opposition to the name on Sunday.

“I believe it was once an excessively tight sport,” added Courtois.

“In opposition to 10 males what you’ll’t do is give away fouls … it’s the only danger they may be able to have after they’ve had a purple card.

“We went in the back of after which saving some extent is best than not anything, however it’s no longer sufficient.”