Familiar foes Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will renew acquaintances once again as the cross-town rivals prepare to do battle in the Madrid Derby on Saturday. Los Blancos, who will serve as hosts, presently find themselves a whopping eight points behind league leaders Barcelona, meaning that Carlo Ancelotti's men face an uphill battle if they want to win the league title this term. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid currently sit in fourth spot, and are looking highly likely to at least secure Champions League football as the title is a bridge too far for Diego Simeone's squad this season.
Real Madrid come into this match having recorded a stunning 5-2 win over Liverpool midweek, during which the reigning Champions League holders had to come from two goals down to overturn the first leg of their round of 16 tie. The performance further emphasized why Real Madrid arguably are one of the huge favorites to win European club football's premier competition once again, and has set them up quite nicely ahead of the second leg staged in Madrid next month.
It's set to be a very busy week for Ancelotti's team, as they will face Barcelona in another Clasico tie, with a spot in this season's Copa del Rey final at stake. Los Blancos have already beaten Atletico Madrid earlier this season and will be keen on making it a double this season. Since the start of the current campaign, Real Madrid have yet to lose a league match on home turf, with a record of seven wins and three draws from their ten matches played at the Santiago Bernabeu so far.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid will be hoping to overcome a frustrating hoodoo that has seen them fail to win their last three trips to their city rivals' home ground. After recording three wins and three draws from their last six away trips, Los Rojiblancos not only have lost their last three at the Santiago Bernabeu, but also have failed to score in any of those matches. That includes a 2-0 defeat last season, and overall, Simeone's troops have not beaten Real Madrid at the Bernabeu since 2016.
That being said, Los Rojiblancos come into this contest on a six match unbeaten streak (W4 D2) in the league, which is their best record so far this season. In addition, as they were eliminated in the group stages of the Champions League after finishing bottom of their quartet, and were also dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Real Madrid, the visitors have had much more rest than their upcoming hosts ahead of this contest. They also have a solid away record, with seven wins from their 11 games played on the road, but it remains to be seen whether they will have enough to end their bad luck at a very familiar ground this weekend.
Match stats: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid
- Real Madrid have lost just lost one of their last 13 matches against Atletico Madrid in the league (W6 D6)
- Atletico Madrid are currently on a six game (W4 D2) unbeaten streak in La Liga
- Los Rojiblancos have lost - and failed to score - in their last three trips to the Santiago Bernabeu
Team news: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid: Both David Alaba and Rodrygo sustained injuries during Real Madrid's win over Liverpool and as a result will miss this match, along with Ferland Mendy, who is still recovering from a hamstring issue. However, Aurelien Tchouameni is expected to return after recovering from illness.
Atletico Madrid: Rodrigo de Paul is expected to miss this game due to an injury, but Stefan Savic is back from suspension.
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