Atletico Madrid broke the derby deadlock and surged into a 2-0 lead inside six minutes courtesy of strikes from Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David, following Dean Huijsen’s dismissal for hauling down Giuliano Simeone from behind with no attempt to play the ball.
Referee Ortiz Arias was summoned to the pitchside VAR monitor to review his initial caution of the ‘Merengue’ defender, ultimately upgrading the yellow card to a straight red after examining the challenge in greater detail.
A mistimed tackle from Dean Huijsen turned the derby on its head, leaving Real Madrid a man down and trailing 1-0 after Alejandro Grimaldo won the battle of wits against Thibaut Courtois from the penalty spot.
To compound the visitors’ misery, Atletico de Madrid went straight for the jugular, establishing a 2-0 cushion just six minutes later when Giuliano Simeone fizzed an inch-perfect low cross towards Jonathan David, who tapped home into an empty net with ease.
