Ten-man Atletico hold Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw | Football News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Ten-man Atletico Madrid held the defending champions Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Saturday. Real are second in the LaLiga standings on 52 points, seven behind leaders Barcelona. If Barcelona, who will face Almeria on Sunday, manage a win, they could extend their lead to 10 points. Atletico are fourth on 42 points."I see (winning) the league as a very difficult task. It was before today's game and now it's got even tougher," Real manager Carlo Ancelotti told DAZN."Today we lacked a bit of mental freshness, more than physical. Especially when they were down to 10 men, we allowed them to score and struggled to reposition ourselves."In the first half we had good control but the intensity was not high. Then we didn't take advantage of the extra m...