Real Madrid continued to chase Barcelona in the race for the Spanish league title (Barca win over Getafe). Los Merengues success to keep a distance with Barca after beat Atletico 2-1 in Madrid derby.
In the match at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday (03/19/2011, Madrid again rely on Karim Benzema who were 'on fire'. Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Oezil assigned to shore up the French striker.
Two Madrid created the winning goal in the first half. Benzema again prove sharpness with scoring the first goal, before finally completed by Oezil. While Atletico's Kun Aguero scored the last minute in the second half.
This victory makes Jose Mourinho's troops collect 73 points from 29 games. They remained in second place standings by a margin of five points from Barca. Atletico ranked seventh with 39 points.
Line Up:
Atletico Madrid (4-3-3): De Gea, Ufjalusi, Godin, Dominguez, Filipe, Mario Suarez, Thiago, Elias (Koke 45′), Reyes, Forlan (Costa 78′), Kun Aguero
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Lass (Arbeloa 82′), Khedira, Xabi, Oezil, Benzema (Adebayor 70′), Ronaldo (Di Maria 72′)
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