Atletico's controversial penalty draws Madrid derby!

Real Madrid left the field with a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid thanks to Kylian Mbappe's goal. Despite sharing points in this derby, Carlo Ancelotti's team retained the top spot in the table. Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scored a goal from a controversial penalty in the first half of the match. However, Mbappe returned to the draw for Real Madrid immediately after the break.

In this draw, Real Madrid is at the top with 59 points from 24 matches, Atletico is in second place with one point less. If they win against Sevilla today (February 9), third-placed Barcelona will come closer to the top two teams.

Mbappe entered the field in the derby for the first time today. Real Madrid coach Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo decided to field Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo together. The first half was a bit slow due to the defensive strategy, but Vinicius had a chance, but his shot was off target.

Atletico's penalty in the 35th minute of the match caused controversy. Real's Chuameni fouled Lino in the penalty box, and the referee reviewed VAR and decided to award a spot kick. Alvarez scored from the penalty spot, giving Atletico the lead.

However, Real Madrid returned to the draw in the second half. Bellingham's shot was blocked by Rodrygo's cross and Mbappe scored from the rebound. Real Madrid then had several chances, but Bellingham's header hit the crossbar, and another shot was saved by goalkeeper Jan Oblak. In the end, Oblak also saved Mbappe's shot.

Therefore, this exciting derby ended in a 1-1 draw, and the points were shared.