Madrid's front four of Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Bellingham all started against Atletico but it still wasn't enough

Kylian Mbappé scored in his first capital derby against Atletico Madrid as Real Madrid fought back for a 1-1 draw and kept its slim lead of the Spanish league.

Real Madrid salvaged a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday with Kylian Mbappe scoring a second-half goal to cancel out Julian Alvarez's first-half opener for the visiting side.

After a 1-1 draw in the Madrid Derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Madrid will maintain a slim one-point lead atop La Liga. A controversial penalty that Julian Alvarez buried for his 17th goal in all competitions in the first half was canceled out by Kylian Mbappe's first goal in this rivalry in the second half.

MADRID — Kylian Mbappe secured Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against rival Atletico Madrid, which kept Los Blancos top of La Liga on Saturday.

Real Madrid maintained its lead at the top of La Liga thanks to a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night. Julian Alvarez opene

Kylian Mbappe secured Real Madrid a 1-1 draw against rivals Atletico Madrid which kept Los Blancos top of La Liga on Saturday. Julian Alvarez dinked home a controversial first half penalty for Atletico but Mbappe was in the right place at the right time to bundle home early in the second half on his first appearance in the tense derby clash.

Real Madrid fell behind in the first half of this second Madrid derby of the season, but they are now back on level terms against Atletico Madrid. They would have ceded their lead at the top of the

Kylian Mbappe rescued a point for Real Madrid in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The clash on February 8 ended in a 1-1 stale

Real Madrid host Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on matchday 23 of La Liga. The Whites have a golden opportunity to extend their lead on top of La Liga to four points with a win over