Jose, you're in trouble! Madrid, we have a problem! At least one part of the Spanish capital – the white one. The one that likes to mix white with red is currently partying after a famous victory in the 244th Derbi Madrileno!Although Diego Simeone's men were underdogs – as usual in their meetings with their neighbours from Santiago Bernabeu – they showed they belong in the title race and exposed the deep crisis Real Madrid are facing at the moment.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Los Blancos barely scraped past Espanyol and Elche, but today at Metropolitano Stadium – just like against Betis 16 days ago – Jose Mourinho's men seriously disappointed their fans, putting in another underwhelming performance.The tragic figure in their ranks was Dean Huijsen, who gave away a penalty in the 53rd minute and was sent off after pulling down Giuliano Simeone, who turned out to be Atletico's hero, winning the spot-kick before setting up Jonathan David's goal six minutes later, which effectively killed off Mou's crew.The only thing the ten-man visitors managed to do until the end of the game was Antonio Rudiger's 89th-minute goal, which gave them hope, but nothing more than that – 2-1.Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in LaLiga! 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/aY0oNfdITr— SleeperFootballNews (@SleeperFootNews) September 20, 2026 Even though over 70,000 people at Metropolitano Stadium hoped for fireworks from the start, Los Blancos and Atleti sleepwalked through the first half, producing just one shot on target between them – Arda Guler's mild long-range effort.However, what will undoubtedly spark controversy is Lee Kang-in's horrendous tackle on Federico Valverde, for which the South Korean could have easily been sent off, but wasn't.After the break, the high-octane affair finally began, but instead of Madrid taking control – as most expected – Los Colchoneros stunned their city rivals in less than 15 minutes.When Cholo Simeone brought on midfielder Koke for defender Marc Pubill, it was clear that his plan was to attack. And his lads executed it to perfection!¡Grimaldo de penal pone el 1-0 para el Atlético! 💥Real Madrid se queda con 10 jugadores luego de la falta de Huijsen que primero había visto amarilla pero el VAR confirmó la expulsión. 🟥 pic.twitter.com/zXIRUc1QyA— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) September 20, 2026 Thibaut Courtois easily saved the first few efforts, with the key moment of the game coming in the 53rd minute, when Huijsen lost track of Giuliano Simeone before pulling him by the arm, conceding a penalty and earning a red card.Alejandro Grimaldo converted from the spot, putting Atletico in front.With an extra man on the pitch, Los Colchoneros pushed for another goal and just six minutes after the opener, they doubled their lead, stunning the rivals!Out of this world Raphinha! His second consecutive hat-trick powers Barca to 7/7Simeone was the key figure once again, whipping a fantastic cross from the right flank into the box, where Jonathan David – in exceptional form following his loan move from Juventus – made no mistake, doubling Atleti's lead.Mourinho desperately tried to change the course of the game, bringing on Yan Diomande and Antonio Rudiger, but to no avail. In fact, Los Blancos' defence was on the verge of collapsing again just minutes later, but Courtois and Ibrahima Konate's goal-line clearance saved them.Diomande wasted the best chance for the visitors in the 77th minute, when Jan Oblak denied his point-blank effort. That was the moment Real Madrid's hopes of escaping with anything from the derby were shattered.Despite Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr's presence on the pitch, the Ivorian youngster was by far the most active and concrete player in the visitors' ranks, showing Mourinho that he deserved more playing time.Designated clowns: Mbappe and Vinicius face backlash over Spanish support refusalTruth be told, Antonio Rudiger found the net with a header in the 89th minute and made it 2-1, but that was all the visitors managed to do.Thanks to this victory, Atletico leapfrogged Real Madrid and now sit one point ahead of their city rivals, trailing five points behind the leaders Barcelona.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 7FridayEspanyol – Elche 1-3 (0-2)/Chust 72 og – Nino 26, 29, Valera 78/SaturdayOsasuna – Rayo Vallecano 1-1 (1-0)/Budimir 16 – Camello 50/Ath. Bilbao – Alaves 0-0Celta – Santander 5-0 (2-0)/Gonzalez 32 pen, Moriba 43, Roman 69, Duran 78, 90+2/Sevilla – Barcelona 1-3 (1-1)/Fofana 19 – Raphinha 22, 52, 69/SundayGetafe – Malaga 1-0 (0-0)/Azon 85/Atletico Madrid – Real Madrid 2-1 (0-0)/Grimaldo 53 pen, David 59 – Rudiger 89/19.30: (3.50) La Coruna (3.45) Betis (2.10)19.30: (1.53) Villareal (4.30) Levante (6.00)22.00: (2.75) Valencia (3.30) Sociedad (2.60)***odds are subject to change***