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Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid for the first time in their new stadium and took a huge step towards qualification for the Champions League next season.
They are six points clear of fifth placed Betis with three games left to play after beating an under-strength Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropoliano at the fifth time of asking.
They had drawn three and lost one of the previous Madrid derbies at their new home but Yannick Carrasco’s penalty they gave them all three points, helped a little by a Real Madrid starting line-up that had Andriy Lunin making his first start for the club in goal and Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Vinicius all watching from the bench.
Yannick Carrasco (right) races away to celebrate after slotting in a penalty against Real Madrid
The Belgium international's goal proved decisive in an intense, highly entertaining showdown
Atletico started well and Geoffrey Kondogbia teed up Angel Correa but he shot wide.
Nacho was then kicked by Stefan Savic who was lucky to escape without a booking. There was an intensity to Atletico that underlined their need being greater than Madrid’s
Carrasco then put another shot wide as they continued to dominate. Only a fine block from Nacho kept out a shot from Matheus Cunha after Marcos Llorente had played him in with a
