5 Minutes Before: Brahim Díaz Shines Brightly! A Classy Move, He Wipes Out Giménez And Seals Real Madrid’s Victory!

Fantastic goals from Rodrygo and Brahim overcame an even better strike from Julian Alvarez to secure Real Madrid a narrow advantage for next week’s second leg.

Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Result

Superb finishes from Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz , plus an even better strike from Julian Alvarez , led the European champions to victory at the Bernabéu against their closest rivals.

It took Rodrygo less than four minutes to put his side ahead, beating Jan Oblak with his left foot. Half an hour later, Alvarez found the net to equalise, his curling shot crashing off the post before beating Thibaut Courtois .

Just as Atletico seemed to be dominating the game, Brahim Diaz gave the home side the lead again. He turned and fired into the top corner, which proved to be the winning goal.

The return match will be played 15 kilometres away, at the Metropolitano, next Wednesday.

Match moment: Rodrygo kicks us off in five minutes

The atmosphere around the Bernabéu had barely calmed down after the sound of the kick-off when  Rodrygo stamped his authority on this match and this competition.

He had barely broken a sweat before landing the first blow to the body, which was fitting given his icy celebration, tapping the ’15’ on his sleeve to signify his team’s preeminence in this competition.

Julian Alvarez may have equalised later in the first half – with a superb goal of his own, by the way – but it was Rodrygo who got us going tonight