For di Santiago Bernabeu stadium for Madrid, Spain, on March 22, 2026, Real Madrid don collect three points from Atletico Madrid for one LaLiga EA Sports match wey end 3-2. Di game na serious five-goal thriller wey make fans dey shout from beginning to end. Atletico Madrid don dey find win for Bernabeu since 2015, and dis loss just extend dia bad record to 11 years. As di match end, Atletico don drop to fourth position for LaLiga table, and Villarreal don overtake dem with one point ahead.
Di match start with Atletico wey dey show say dem wan win. Ademola Lookman, di Nigerian striker wey join Atletico for January transfer window, score di first goal for 32 minutes. Giuliano Simeone give am one fine flick wey Lookman finish well. But Real Madrid no gree rest. Vinicius Junior equalize for 41 minutes, and Fede Valverde score anoda one for 54 minutes to put Real Madrid ahead 2-1. Atletico defender Nahuel Molina come score one wonder-strike from outside di box for 67 minutes to make di score 2-2. But Vinicius Junior score again for 72 minutes to give Real Madrid di winning goal.
Di match get plenty kontroversy. For early minutes, Dani Carvajal of Real Madrid tackle Marcos Llorente of Atletico inside di box, but referee no give penalty. Later, referee give penalty to Real Madrid when Dávid Hancko foul Brahim Díaz, even though some pipo talk say Díaz exaggerate di contact. For 77 minutes, Fede Valverde get red card after e foul Álex Baena, but Real Madrid still manage to hold dia lead.
For Atletico side, di players get mixed performance. Juan Musso, di goalkeeper, make one error but still save some shots. Matteo Ruggeri give away ball wey lead to Valverde goal. Dávid Hancko save Musso for first half but give penalty for second half. Robin Le Normand no feel well and sub for José María Giménez at halftime. Marcos Llorente play well but miss early chance. Johnny Cardoso disrupt Madrid attacks but get yellow card wey go make am miss next match against Barcelona. Koke organize midfield well. Giuliano Simeone assist Lookman goal and help defend. Antoine Griezmann play well for attack and defense. Julián Alvarez assist Molina goal but hit post. Ademola Lookman score but sub for Molina. Substitutes like Giménez, Alexander Sørloth, Nico González, and Álex Baena no perform well.
For Real Madrid side, Vinicius Junior na di star of di match with two goals. Fede Valverde score one goal but get red card. Brahim Díaz win penalty. Arda Güler and Trent Alexander-Arnold also try shots. Di win help Real Madrid for dia title race for LaLiga.
Di coach of Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone, and di players go need to improve if dem wan catch Villarreal for table. Dis match show say Atletico still dey struggle for big games, especially for Bernabeu. Di next match for Atletico na against Barcelona, and without Johnny Cardoso, dem go need oda players to step up.
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