Mbappe Secures Real Madrid Derby Draw Against Atletico
Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) controls the ball challeged by Atletico Madrid’s Uruguayan defender #02 Jose Gimenez during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Club Atletico de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)
Kylian Mbappe secured Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against rivals Atletico Madrid which kept Los Blancos top of La Liga on Saturday.
Julian Alvarez converted a controversial first half penalty for Atletico but Mbappe was in the right place at the right time to bundle home early in the second half on his first appearance in the tense derby clash.
Real Madrid lead second-place Atletico by a single point, with Barcelona, third, given the chance to cut the gap on the top two when they face Sevilla on Sunday.
Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (TOP) collides with Atletico Madrid’s Argentine defender #16 Nahuel Molina Lucero during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Club Atletico de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on February 8, 2025