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Atletico Madrid beats 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in derby, Man City outlasts Sunderland in England

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Azzoni, T. (2026, September 20). Atletico Madrid beats 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in derby, Man City outlasts Sunderland in England. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/atletico-madrid-beats-10-man-real-madrid-2-1-in-derby-man-city-outlasts-sunderland-in-england/article_4a941723-6ee3-5f3c-82d9-ec3c43a0528f.html

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Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 victory against Real Madrid in a Spanish league derby where Real played with ten men after Dean Huijsen was sent off early in the second half. Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David scored for Atletico, while Antonio Rüdiger got one back late on. Meanwhile, Manchester City maintained its top position in the Premier League by defeating Sunderland 5-3 in an eight-goal thriller, extending their winning streak to five games despite conceding three goals.

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Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a heated La Liga derby match on September 20 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The match saw Atletico rise to second place with 15 points, trailing Barcelona by five points, while Real Madrid dropped to fourth with 13 points. Early in the second half, Dean Huijsen of Real Madrid was sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity, leaving his team down to ten men. Despite this disadvantage, Real Madrid managed a late consolation goal from Antonio Rüdiger. Atletico's goals were scored by Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David in the second half.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho was highly critical of the officiating post-match, presenting printed photos to media during his press conference to highlight what he believed were missed red cards for Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-In, both from Atletico. Mourinho argued that these missed penalties significantly impacted Real Madrid's performance in the second half when they played a man down nearly the entire time. Despite the loss, Atletico manager Diego Simeone remained content with his team's victory. The controversy over officiating decisions overshadowed much of the post-match discussion. Both teams now face their next league matches after an international break.

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MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid won the first capital derby of the season in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win against 10-man Real Madrid, while Manchester City prevailed in an eight-goal thriller against Sunderland to move clear at the top of the Premier League.

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2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Atletico Madrid beats 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in derby, Man City outlasts Sunderland in England · assertive framing

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City → win → League

Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David scored second-half goals for Atletico, which moved to second place behind Barcelona. asserted

which → score → Barcelona

Man City beat Sunderland 5-3 to open a three-point lead over defending champion Arsenal in England. asserted

City → beat → England

Atletico takes advantage of 10-man Madrid Atletico scored twice in the second half to beat its city rival, which played a man down nearly the entire second half at the Metropolitano stadium. asserted

which → take → stadium

Dean Huijsen was sent off in the 52nd for a foul that prompted the penalty kick converted by Grimaldo. asserted

that → send → Grimaldo

David added to the lead in the 59th, before Antonio Rüdiger scored for Madrid in the 89th. asserted

Rüdiger → add → 89th

Madrid wanted a red card for Atletico’s Cristian “Cuti” Romero in the first half after he stepped on the leg of Jude Bellingham. asserted

he → want → Bellingham

The play was reviewed by the VAR but Romero was only shown a yellow card. asserted

Romero → review → card

The result moved Atletico within five points of Barcelona, which won 3-1 at Sevilla on Saturday with a hat trick by Raphinha. asserted

which → move → Raphinha

Real Madrid dropped to third. asserted

Madrid → drop → third

It’s six points behind Baracelona, which has won seven in a row to start the season. asserted

which → ’ → season

Vinícius Júnior had a lackluster performance and was substituted in the 54th by Yan Diomande. asserted

Júnior → have → Diomande

Man City outlasts Sunderland in Premier League Man City extended its perfect winning start to the season to five games after City twice relinquished the lead and Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey outshone Erling Haaland with a hat trick. asserted

Brobbey → outlast → trick

Haaland eventually ended the visitors’ brave fight with City’s fifth goal in the 81st minute. asserted

Haaland → end → minute

Alexander Isak scored his fourth goal of the season as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0, and Leeds drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace. ___ asserted

Leeds → score → Palace