{"id":855103,"date":"2026-09-21T05:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/855103\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:42:11","slug":"atletico-madrid-2-1-real-madrid-stats-huijsen-red-card-costs-mourinho-in-derby-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/855103\/","title":{"rendered":"Atl\u00e9tico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid Stats: Huijsen Red Card Costs Mourinho in Derby Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diego Simeone ended his losing streak against Jos\u00e9 Mourinho in La Liga<\/a> as Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Madrid at the Metropolitano.<\/p>\n

Dean Huijsen<\/a>\u2018s red card early in the second half proved costly for Real Madrid<\/a> as Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/a> claimed a 2-1 victory in Sunday\u2019s derby.<\/p>\n

The first Derbi Madrileno of the season in La Liga\u00a0did not spark into life until after the break at\u00a0the Metropolitano.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the biggest moment of the first half was when Jude Bellingham received a yellow card following a challenge on Cristian Romero, but after a VAR review, referee\u00a0Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias reversed his decision, instead booking the Atl\u00e9tico defender for a stamp.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, in the biggest game of his second stint in charge of Los Blancos so far, when this encounter did pick up in intensity, his team were on the wrong end of it.<\/p>\n

Having been\u00a0caught out by D\u00e1vid Hancko\u2019s searching pass, Huijsen dragged back Giuliano Simeone, who tumbled inside the area.<\/p>\n

The referee pointed straight to the spot and booked Huijsen but, after consulting the pitchside monitor, the official upgraded the yellow card to a straight red for a last man professional foul.<\/p>\n

Alejandro Grimaldo<\/a> stepped up to take the spot-kick and duly made no mistake to put Atl\u00e9tico into a 53rd-minute lead.<\/p>\n

Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior was surprisingly substituted off moments later, with Yan Diomande handed an opportunity down the left, but Madrid soon found themselves further behind.<\/p>\n

Giuliano Simeone was involved again, drilling a cross from which Jonathan David turned home, with the Canadian international becoming the\u00a0first Atl\u00e9tico\u00a0player to score in his first three La Liga appearances for the club\u00a0in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Much to Diego Simeone\u2019s frustration, boos rang out from the home fans when Juli\u00e1n Alvarez replaced David soon after, but the Argentine might have turned those jeers into cheers if not for Ibrahima Konat\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Alvarez saw an effort cleared off the line superbly by Konat\u00e9, after Thibaut Courtois had made a magnificent save to deny Romero.<\/p>\n

Diomande would have made that reprieve count when he pounced on a defensive mix-up to take a strike at goal, but Jan Oblak made a fine save.<\/p>\n

Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/a> headed home from Bernardo Silva\u2019s free-kick in the 89th minute to drag Madrid back into it, but Atl\u00e9tico survived a nervy finale.<\/p>\n

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Simeone Finally Gets the Better of Mourinho<\/p>\n

During Mourinho\u2019s first spell in charge of Madrid, he won all three of his derby clashes against Diego Simeone\u2019s Atl\u00e9tico.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s coach only had a worse, 100% loss record in La Liga\u00a0against former Barcelona boss Xavi (five games, five defeats) than he did against Mourinho before this contest.<\/p>\n

But Mourinho\u2019s hoodoo over the Argentine has now ended, and Diego Simeone, as he always does, kicked every ball and felt every tackle, and it was no surprise to see him charge down the tunnel in celebration at full-time.<\/p>\n

Atl\u00e9tico ultimately had to grind it out, even against 10 men, albeit they wasted some chances to put the game to bed, even after Madrid had scored, with Alvarez choosing to shoot when he had team-mates better placed either side of him.<\/p>\n

It was not a classic, as evidenced by a first half that featured just one attempt on target. In fact, it is the first time\u00a0Atl\u00e9tico have failed to register a single shot on target in the\u00a0first half of a home derby against Madrid in La Liga.<\/p>\n

There was also the highest number of fouls committed by Atl\u00e9tico\u00a0(10) in a first half against Los Blancos\u00a0in the competition since April 2018\u00a0(11 on that occasion).<\/p>\n

But Atl\u00e9tico, who registered chances worth only 0.19 expected goals before the break, flipped the script after the restart, finishing with 2.38 xG, 1.24 of which was from open-play opportunities.<\/p>\n

Madrid, on the other hand, were limited to just 0.32 xG, which is their lowest total in a La Liga game since February 2015 (0.2, also vs Atl\u00e9tico).<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is just one goal or assist away from 500 goal involvements in club football, but he cut a frustrated figure up front, having just one shot, while Vin\u00edcius lost four of his seven duels prior to his substitution, as Mourinho\u2019s star players failed to deliver.<\/p>\n

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