Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 26 November 2011

Result

Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid

La Liga · Saturday 26 November 2011, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid: match report

Real Madrid defeated Atlético de Madrid 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday 26 November 2011. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adrián opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (24', penalty), Ángel Di María (49'), Gonzalo Higuaín (65') and Cristiano Ronaldo (82', penalty). Atlético de Madrid scored through Adrián (15').

Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Atlético de Madrid received 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 1st on 31 points from 12 and Atlético de Madrid 9th on 16 points from 12. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Atlético de Madrid 5th with 56.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Atlético de Madrid in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Real Madrid wins, 3 draws and 0 for Atlético de Madrid.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · AdriánAtlético de Madrid · 0-1
  • 18'Yellow card · DiegoAtlético de Madrid
  • 21'Red card · Thibaut CourtoisAtlético de Madrid
  • 24'Penalty goal · Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid · 1-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Arda TuranAtlético de Madrid
  • 33'Yellow card · Carlos GallegoAtlético de Madrid
  • 36'Yellow card · GabiAtlético de Madrid
  • 40'Yellow card · Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid
  • 49'Goal · Ángel Di MaríaReal Madrid · 2-1
  • 65'Goal · Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid · 3-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Filipe LuísAtlético de Madrid
  • 81'Red card · Diego GodínAtlético de Madrid
  • 82'Penalty goal · Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Madrid 7, draws 3, Atlético de Madrid 0.

Team news

Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)

Iker Casillas, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Sami Khedira, Mesut Özil, Lassana Diarra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Ángel Di María, Xabi Alonso

Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Diego Godín, Filipe Luís, Álvaro Domínguez, Arda Turan, Paulo Assunção, Eduardo Salvio, Adrián, Gabi, Carlos Gallego, Diego