Julian Alvarez scored twice as Atletico Madrid came from behind to thrash city rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a pulsating derby that handed the La Liga leaders their first loss after a perfect start to the season.<\/p>\n
The thrilling encounter at a raucous Metropolitano stadium saw Atletico fight back from 2-1 down to claim a memorable victory that lifted them to fourth place with 12 points.
\nReal Madrid remain top of La Liga on 18 points, two ahead of Barcelona, who have a game in hand.<\/p>\n
Atletico\u2019s aggressive start paid off when Robin Le Normand opened the scoring with a header in the 14th minute.<\/p>\n
However, Kylian Mbappe burst through to level with an unstoppable strike from close range in a quick counter in the 25th minute, with Arda Guller netting a volley from a Vinicius Jr cross 11 minutes later to put the visitors in front.<\/p>\n
Alexander Sorloth\u2019s header in added time before the break gave Atletico a boost and they regained the lead five minutes into the second half when Alvarez converted a penalty after Guler\u2019s high boot clipped rival Nico Gonzalez on the face inside the box.<\/p>\n
After Alvarez extended their lead in the 64th minute with a sublime free kick into the top corner, substitute Antoine Griezmann sealed the win in a quick counter in added time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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