Atletico Madrid's victory in the derby against Real Madrid meant something more than three points. 'Los Rojiblancos' moved very close to sealing their spot in next season's Champions League. It is also the team's first victory against Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano since moving there from the Vicente Calderon.
Atletico Madrid won their first Madrid derby since moving to the Wanda Metropolitano. Since the stadium was opened back in 2017, victory had always eluded them.
We are also speaking about a result which allows Diego Simeone's men to go into the last three games with a six point cushion over Real Betis in fifth.
In addition, it also ended a bad run which had gone on for too long. Atleti had not beaten their neighbours since 2018, when they won the UEFA Super Cup 4-2. Julen Lopetegui was the Real Madrid coach at the time.