Atletico Madrid secured a convincing 5-2 victory against La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Saturday at the Metropolitano stadium, with Julian Alvarez scoring twice to end Real’s perfect season start.Real Madrid, under Xabi Alonso, had won all six previous games before this derby encounter.Robin Le Normand opened the scoring for the hosts.Real Madrid briefly took the lead through goals from Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler, but Alexander Sorloth equalised for Atletico before halftime. Alvarez converted a penalty and later scored from a free-kick.Antoine Griezmann sealed the win with a fifth goal, helping Atletico climb to fourth position after a challenging start to their season.“There are no excuses, we’re hurting, it’s a derby and a deserved defeat,” said Alonso, reflecting on his team conceding five goals against their rivals for the first time since 1950.Diego Simeone showed visible emotion on the sideline as his team dominated the match.“There’s a lot of emotions… we’ve had a troubled start to the season,” said Simeone. “From the start of the game we knew where we could hurt them… today was a very, very good (performance).”Real Madrid entered the match as the only team with a perfect record, led by an in-form Mbappe.Despite Mbappe scoring his eighth league goal of the season, Atletico’s relentless attacking secured them a deserved win.Jude Bellingham made his first start since summer shoulder surgery but struggled to impact the game.Le Normand headed home from Giuliano Simeone’s cross after 14 minutes, capitalising on poor Madrid defending.Mbappe equalised with a precise finish after breaking through on the right.Vinicius Junior created Madrid’s second goal, outmanoeuvring Marcos Llorente and Le Normand before setting up Guler.Alvarez hit the post with a curling shot as Atletico maintained pressure.Clement Lenglet’s goal was disallowed for handling the ball.Sorloth levelled the score before halftime with a header past Thibaut Courtois. The Norwegian striker’s celebration with fans, despite being on a yellow card, went unpunished.Atletico took the lead when Guler conceded a penalty for a high boot on Nico Gonzalez.“Each penalty is a new penalty, a new game, a new chance,” said Alvarez after converting the spot-kick past Courtois.Alvarez extended the lead with a free-kick, despite Courtois getting a hand to it.Griezmann came off the bench to score Atletico’s fifth goal.The victory marked only Atletico’s third league win this season.“It’s a very special day, we knew how important this game was, being a derby of course but also because we needed the three points,” Alvarez told DAZN.Barcelona now has an opportunity to claim the top spot if they defeat Real Sociedad on Sunday.“Few words can console us, but tomorrow the sun will come out and we will work harder than ever,” said Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal.
