First-half goals from defender Ricardo Carvalho and standout midfielder Mesut Özil saw Real Madrid continue its 11-year unbeaten run over cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday. The 2-0 result sees Jose Mourinho’s men remain atop the Spanish La Liga despite second place Barcelona’s 3-1 away win at Getafe.
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Carvalho (Raúl Albiol, m.82), Pepe, Marcelo; Khedira, Xabi Alonso; Di María (Mahamadou Diarra, m.82), Özil, Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (Benzema, m.74).
Atlético de Madrid: De Gea; Valera, Domínguez, Ujfalusi, Filipe Luis; Mario Suárez, Tiago (Raúl García, m.68), Simao (Diego Costa, m.75), Reyes; Kun Agüero, Forlán.