Llorente saves Atl. Madrid in extra time to avoid defeat vs. Real

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid finished 1-1 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu as the home side had the lead for more than 70 minutes but conceded a goal in the last possible moment, and that prevented Los Blancos from opening up a 4-point gap at the top of the league.

FT: Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético de Madrid

Atleti strike at the death to earn an away draw in the Madrid Derby!#LALIGATV pic.twitter.com/UX2Cj6RB0P

— LALIGA TV (@LaLigaTV) February 4, 2024

Despite missing key players such as Vinícius Junior, who picked an injury in the warmup and didn’t appear in the match, Los Blancos secured the lead after Brahim Diaz scored in the 20^th minute, and it seemed that they would win, but in the extra time, Marcos Llorente scored in the 93^rd minute after Memphis Depay’s assist and both sides shared the points.

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🚨🇳🇱 Memphis Depay assisted Atleti’s last-minute equalizer against Real Madrid.

He has contributed in each of his last 6 games:

– 2 goals vs Lugo
– 1 assist vs Real Madrid
– 1 goal vs Sevilla
– 1 goal vs Valencia
– 1 goal vs Rayo Vallecano
– 1 assist vs Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/XQOQygLbna

— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) February 4, 2024

The other crucial moment in the match came at the beginning of the 2^nd half when Stefan Savic headed the ball into the net after a corner, but his goal was disallowed for offside.