Real Madrid extended their perfect start to the La Liga season with a comfortable and controlled victory against rivals Atletico Madrid in an ill-tempered derby on Sunday night.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side remain without injured talisman Karim Benzema, but continued their outstanding form, which has seen them win all nine of their matches across all competitions this season. Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored inside the first half as Real dealt brilliantly with the hostile atmosphere of Atleti’s stadium.
Rodrygo nonchalantly half-volleyed in from Aurelien Tchouameni’s perfectly-weighted chip over the top of the Atletico Madrid defence to open the scoring. Valverde then tucked home the rebound after Vinicius Junior charged onto a Luka Modric through-ball and struck the post with a toe-poke.
