On Saturday, in a highly-anticipated LaLiga encounter, Real Madrid and city rivals Atlético Madrid played out a 1 - 1 draw. Julián Álvarez put the visiting Atlético Madrid in the lead with a first - half penalty, but Kylian Mbappé's second - half goal rescued a point for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid managed to maintain their position at the top of the LaLiga table with 50 points. This result denied Atlético Madrid, who are second with 49 points, the opportunity to overtake them. Barcelona, currently third with 45 points, will travel to face Sevilla on Sunday, with a chance to reduce the points gap in the title race.

At the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the first half was firmly under Atlético Madrid's control. In the 35th minute, after Aurélien Tchouaméni fouled Samuel Lino inside the box, Álvarez converted the resulting penalty to give his team the lead.

However, the second half was a different story. Real Madrid came out firing after the break, and in the 50th minute, Mbappé capitalized on a rebound to equalize. Despite their best efforts to secure a victory, Real Madrid were thwarted by the outstanding Jan Oblak. The Atlético Madrid goalkeeper made a series of remarkable saves to keep the score at 1 - 1.