Overview

• Robin Le Normand headed Atlético in front before Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler put Real 2–1 up, Alexander Sörloth leveled in stoppage time, Julián Álvarez scored twice, and Antoine Griezmann sealed it late.
• Álvarez converted a penalty and then curled in a long-range free-kick, extending a prolific week after his midweek hat-trick against Rayo Vallecano.
• Sörloth, returning from a red-card suspension, delivered the first-half equaliser that swung momentum back to the hosts.
• Diego Simeone’s plan featured a compact five-man defensive line and quick, direct attacks that stifled Real’s early influence.
• Atlético rose to 12 points while Real stayed on 18 with Barcelona able to overtake on Sunday, and the clubs now meet European assignments: Atlético face Eintracht Frankfurt and Real travel to FK Kairat in Kazakhstan.