Kathmandu, September 21 — Real Madrid suffered a 2–1 defeat against city rivals Atletico Madrid in a Spanish La Liga derby played last night.
Atletico secured all three points with goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David, while Antonio Rudiger scored Real Madrid’s only goal.
The defeat leaves Real Madrid six points behind league leaders Barcelona. Barcelona have won all seven of their matches this season. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, moved one point ahead of Real Madrid in the standings.
In France’s Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Marseille 2–1 to record their second league victory of the season.
Substitute Ferran Torres put PSG ahead in the 66th minute with a header. Marseille levelled the match through Angel Gomes in the 72nd minute, but Marquinhos restored PSG’s lead just two minutes later to secure the victory.
PSG, who have won the Ligue 1 title for five consecutive seasons, moved up to sixth place following their second win.
In the English Premier League, Manchester United were held to a 1–1 draw by Fulham.
Fulham took the lead in the 63rd minute after Lisandro Martinez scored an own goal. However, United rescued a point when Matheus Cunha scored in the 89th minute with a shot from around 20 yards that deflected off Fulham centre-back David Affengruber and found the net.
The draw leaves Manchester United with five points from five matches, while Fulham remain 19th with two points.
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