The most important fixture within the European calendar this weekend takes place within the Spanish capital as Actual and Atletico Madrid do battle in a pivotal conflict within the context of the La Liga title race.
Diego Simeone’s ever-evolving Atleti took command of the division earlier than they have been shocked at Leganes final month, however they recovered swiftly and rediscovered their imperious groove forward of the derby.
The guests boast La Liga’s meanest defence however are additionally mightily thrilling going ahead. They’ve scored 11 instances of their most up-to-date three outings and are searching their first win on the Bernabeu since 2016. Victory for Atleti would see them leapfrog their Madrid rivals on the summit and blow the race vast open.
Actual’s benefit on the high is a mere level after they have been crushed by Espanyol final weekend. Much more questions encompass Carlo Ancelotti’s facet than Simeone’s heading into the derby, and the league leaders have been hardly convincing in midweek as they edged previous Leganes within the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Atletico put Getafe to the sword the night time earlier than to additionally advance into the semi-finals.
Whereas Saturday’s bout will not resolve the La Liga title, it can have an enormous bearing on the dynamic on the division’s summit.
Right here is 90min’s information to this weekend’s important Madrid Derby.
Actual Madrid vs Atletico Madrid H2H document (final 5 video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Actual Madrid |
Atletico Madrid |
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Leganes 2-3 Actual Madrid – 05/02/25 |
Atletico Madrid 5-0 Getafe – 04/02/25 |
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Espanyol 1-0 Actual Madrid – 01/02/25 |
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Mallorca – 01/02/25 |
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Brest 0-3 Actual Madrid – 29/01/25 |
RB Salzburg 1-4 Atletico Madrid – 29/01/25 |
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Actual Valladolid 0-3 Actual Madrid – 26/01/25 |
Atletico Madrid 1-1 Villarreal – 25/01/25 |
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Actual Madrid 5-1 RB Salzburg – 22/01/25 |
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen – 21/01/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/reside stream |
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United Kingdom |
Premier Sports activities Participant, LaLigaTV, Premier Sports activities 2 |
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United States |
ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes |
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Canada |
TSN+ |
Madrid have availability points in defence and Ancelotti could need to wheel out a again 4 he by no means would’ve thought of utilizing for a fixture of this magnitude. With Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, and Eder Militao all out, Aurelien Tchouameni is prone to companion Raul Asencio at centre-back.
Lucas Vazquez will proceed to fill in for Dani Carvajal down the precise, whereas Ancelotti will select between Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia on the other flank.
The Italian might go for further beef in the course of the park in a bid to provide steadiness in opposition to an Atleti workforce that counter-attacks beautifully. Jude Bellingham could need to carry out a extra restricted function and function nearer to the midfield pivot.
Eduardo Camavinga must be again in motion.
Actual Madrid predicted lineup vs Atletico (4-3-3): Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Garcia; Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius.
The guests are in a lot better form on the harm entrance, though summer season arrival Robin Le Normand is suspended for the derby. Clement Lenglet featured closely whereas Le Normand was out with a major head harm, and the Frenchman is predicted to deputise this weekend.
Thomas Lemar and Rodrigo Riquelme are Atleti’s solely different anticipated absentees.
Englishman Conor Gallagher has loved a run within the workforce and will begin on Saturday, whereas Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann are blossoming into an imposing double-team up high.
Atletico predicted lineup vs Actual Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann.
It has been some time since Simeone oversaw a victory on this floor, however Atletico are primed to prevail this weekend.
Madrid’s expertise can’t be denied, and they are going to be on this title race till the final. Nevertheless, good groups are discovering methods of ruthlessly exposing their distinct flaws, and Atletico are constructed to thrive in opposition to sides of Madrid’s imbalance.
The league’s greatest defence might hold a star-studded frontline at bay simply sufficient to facilitate a dominant efficiency from the guests in transition in opposition to an injury-hit backline with out a sound sufficient construction forward of them.
