MADRID (AP) — Ángel Correa scored in stoppage time and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in a tense Spanish league derby that was interrupted for more than 15 minutes in the second half after Atletico fans threw objects onto the field. Correa equalized for Atletico in a breakaway five minutes into added time with a goal that was initially disallowed for offside but was awarded after video review. Éder Militão had given Madrid the lead in the 64th.
The draw left Madrid in second place, three points behind leader Barcelona, which lost 4-2 to Osasuna on Saturday to end its seven-game winning streak. Atletico was third, two points behind Madrid after eight rounds. “I always think positively,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.
“We moved closer to the leader and we have been playing well.” The derby was interrupted shortly after Madrid's goal at the Metropolitano, with the referee sending the players to the locker rooms after Atletico fans kept throwing objects onto the field. Militão had celebrated near the sideline in front of Atletico fans, and Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was seen appearing to provoke Atletico fans after Militão scored.
“What the fans did wasn't right but we are not helping when we provoke them,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “I'm not justifying what the fans did, but we need to help as well.” It was Courtois who alerted the referee about the objects — including lighters — being thrown onto the field near him.
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