Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético de Madrid: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 28 March 2010

Result

Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético de Madrid

La Liga · Sunday 28 March 2010, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético de Madrid: match report

Real Madrid defeated Atlético de Madrid 3-2 in La Liga on Sunday 28 March 2010. The half-time score was 0-1.

José Antonio Reyes opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Xabi Alonso (49'), Arbeloa (55') and Gonzalo Higuaín (62'). Atlético de Madrid scored through José Antonio Reyes (10') and Diego Forlán Corazo (68', penalty).

Discipline: Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards; Atlético de Madrid received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 2nd on 71 points from 28 and Atlético de Madrid 10th on 37 points from 28. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 96 points, and Atlético de Madrid 9th with 47.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Real Madrid wins, 3 draws and 0 for Atlético de Madrid.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · José Antonio ReyesAtlético de Madrid · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · ArbeloaReal Madrid
  • 44'Yellow card · Carlos GallegoAtlético de Madrid
  • 49'Goal · Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · ArbeloaReal Madrid · 2-1
  • 62'Goal · Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid · 3-1
  • 68'Penalty goal · Diego Forlán CorazoAtlético de Madrid · 3-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Sergio RamosReal Madrid
  • 85'Yellow card · Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Real Madrid 6, draws 3, Atlético de Madrid 0.

Team news

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)

Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Álvaro Arbeloa, Ezequiel Garay, Lassana Diarra, Granero, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Gonzalo Higuaín

Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-4-2)

David de Gea, Juan Valera, Antonio López, Tomás Ujfalusi, Álvaro Domínguez, Paulo Assunção, José Antonio Reyes, Simão, Tiago, Diego Forlán Corazo, Sergio Agüero