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– Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a lively derby to make it six wins from six at the start of their La Liga title defence.
– Rodrygo gave Real the opener with a half-volley from Aurelien Tchouameni’s audacious scooped ball over the top.
– They doubled their lead when Vinicius Jr’s shot hit the post with Federico Valverde scoring the rebound.
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– Mario Hermoso briefly gave Atletico hope with a goal but then all but removed it with a late red card.
– The substitute scored with his shoulder with seven minutes to go after Thibaut Courtois had missed a corner from Antoine Griezmann, making his first start of the season for Atletico.
– But Hermoso was shown a yellow card for pushing Dani Carvajal and two minutes later picked up a second for shoving Dani Ceballos as they waited for a Griezmann corner.
– However, the fixture was marred by what appeared to be racist chants aimed at Real’s Brazilian forward Vinicius outside the stadium beforehand, which followed criticism of his dancing goal celebrations and a debate over whether that criticism was racist.
– Some fans also reportedly threw objects at Vinicius after a Real goal and aimed further songs at him in the closing stages.
– Carlo Ancelotti’s Real have won all six games, putting them two points clear of Barcelona at the top. Atletico are seventh.
– Real last won their opening six games in 1987-88.
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⚽ Mario Hermoso 83'; @RodrygoGoes 18', @fedeevalverde 36'#AtletiRealMadrid | #Emirates pic.twitter.com/ymI964DQph
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) September 18, 2022
