Real Madrid stay top after draw with Atlético

MADRID, Sept 29 (AP): Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid failed to produce any fireworks in a lackluster derby at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, sharing a 0-0 draw that allowed Barcelona to move closer to the top in the Spanish league.

Champions Barcelona shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to win 2-0 at Getafe and close within two points of leader Real Madrid.

"It was a derby in which neither team did enough to win," Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak said. "No team deserved to lose either, so it was a fair result. These matches are complicated. You want to win, but at the same time you also don't want to lose. You can't risk too much."

Oblak was crucial in keeping the scores level, making an outstanding reflex save from Karim Benzema's 75th-minute header.

Real Madrid stayed one point ahead of Atlético and promoted Granada, which defeated Leganés 1-0 to register a fourth win in seven matches. Real Sociedad can take the lead on Sunday if it wins at eighth-place Sevilla.

"It was important to keep a clean sheet again," Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said.