Kathmandu,

September 19,

Real Madrid saw off crosstown rivals Atletico 2-1 in a fiery edition of the city’s local derby at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday to restore their two point lead over Barcelona and stay perfect in LaLiga.

Rodrygo gave Real the opener with a half-volley from Aurelien Tchouameni's audacious scooped ball over the top.

They doubled their lead when Vinicius Jr's shot hit the post with Federico Valverde scoring the rebound.

Mario Hermoso briefly gave Atletico hope with a goal but then all but removed it with a late red card.