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Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa scores between Actual Madrid’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao through the La Liga match on the Metropolitano stadium on September 29 2024.
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Ángel Correa scored in stoppage time and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Actual Madrid in a tense Spanish league derby that was interrupted for greater than quarter-hour within the second half after Atletico followers threw objects onto the sector.
Correa equalised for Atletico in a breakaway 5 minutes into added time with a purpose that was initially disallowed for offside however was awarded after video assessment. Éder Militão had given Madrid the lead within the sixty fourth.
The draw left Madrid in second place, three factors behind chief Barcelona, which misplaced 4-2 to Osasuna on Saturday to finish its seven-game successful streak. Atletico was third, two factors behind Madrid after eight rounds.
“I at all times assume positively,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned.
“We moved nearer to the chief and now we have been enjoying nicely.”
Followers interrupt match
The derby was interrupted shortly after Madrid’s purpose on the Metropolitano, with the referee sending the gamers to the locker rooms after Atletico followers stored throwing objects onto the sector.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone talks to the Atletico Madrid followers as play is stopped attributable to crowd bother
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Militão had celebrated close to the sideline in entrance of Atletico followers, and Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was seen showing to impress Atletico followers after Militão scored.
“What the followers did wasn’t proper however we aren’t serving to after we provoke them,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone mentioned.
“I am not justifying what the followers did, however we have to assist as nicely.”
It was Courtois who alerted the referee concerning the objects — together with lighters — being thrown onto the sector close to him.
Atletico defender José María Giménez and midfielder Koke Resurrección went to speak to the followers within the part behind Courtois’ purpose. That part is the place often the extra radical Atletico supporters are positioned. Atletico coach Diego Simeone additionally requested a number of occasions for the followers to behave.
A message over the stadium loudspeakers mentioned the match was being interrupted for quarter-hour, and that it might be suspended if the issue continued.
The interruption got here a day after the Spanish league mentioned it might ask police to behave towards the promoters of a social media marketing campaign which the league mentioned was geared toward selling racist acts towards Madrid star Vinícius Júnior on the derby.
The social media marketing campaign was primarily based on a hashtag encouraging Atletico followers to put on face masks, apparently to make it harder for authorities to establish people who take part in racist chants or insults.
Social media movies confirmed Atletico followers earlier than the match chanting “Vinícius is completely different.”
Vinícius often clashed with Atletico gamers on the Metropolitano.
Atletico’s Marcos Llorente was despatched off in stoppage time.
Different outcomes
Fourth-place 10-man Athletic Bilbao conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Sevilla at residence, whereas Giovani Lo Celso scored an Eighty fifth-minute purpose in Actual Betis’ 1-0 residence win over Espanyol.
Iago Aspas obtained an 81st-minute equaliser for Celta Vigo in a 1-1 draw towards visiting Girona. AP SSC SSC
Printed – September 30, 2024 11:14 am IST
