Atletico equalize late against Real in interrupted Madrid derby

Angel Correa scored in stoppage time and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in a tense La Liga 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. Eder Militao had given Real the lead in the 64th.

The draw left Real in second place, three points behind leaders Barcelona, who lost 4-2 to Osasuna on Saturday to end their seven-game winning streak. Atletico are third, two points behind Real after eight games.

"I always think positively," Real's 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.

Militao had celebrated near the sideline in front of Atletico fans, and Real's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was seen appearing to provoke Atletico fans after Militao scored.

"What the fans did wasn't right but we are not helping when we provoke them," Atletico's 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.

Atletico's defender Jose María Gimenez and midfielder Koke Resurreccion went to talk to the fans in the section behind Courtois' goal. That section is where usually the more radical Atletico supporters are located. Simeone also asked several times for the fans to behave.

A message over the stadium loudspeakers said the match was being interrupted for 15 minutes, and that it would be suspended if the problem continued.