Diego Simeone explained why he rates Barcelona as the ‘best team in La Liga’ after his Atletico Madrid side drew with arch-rivals Real Madrid. Real Madrid held on to top spot in the Spanish top-flight as Kylian Mbappe’s second-half goal cancelled out Julian Alvarez’s first-half penalty at the Bernabeu.

Atlético Madrid had to host Mallorca in this La Liga matchday, a game where they were the favorites on paper, but one that Diego Simeone knows can always be tricky. However, Atlético Madrid managed to take all three points with a 2-0 victory,

Kylian Mbappe cancels out Julian Alvarez's opener for the visiting side in a 1-1 La Liga draw. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone felt they did enough to win after Saturday's 1-1 draw at Real Madrid. Julian Alvarez fired Atletico ahead from the spot before Kylian Mbappe's equaliser in the second-half for Real Madrid.

It's been almost a decade since Atletico Madrid prevailed at the Santiago Bernabeu, but three points on Saturday would be seismic in the context of the La Liga title race.

In a Madrid derby of two halves, Atletico failed to hammer home their first-half advantage, missing the chance to leapfrog Real Madrid.