Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid - prediction, team news, lineups

Metropolitano Stadium volition big the latest instalment of the Madrid derby connected Sunday afternoon, arsenic Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid fastener horns successful Spain's apical flight.

Real Madrid are presently 2nd successful the La Liga table connected 15 points, 3 points down the reigning champions Barcelona, portion Atletico are 4th successful the part connected 13 points.

Match preview

Atletico boast a grounds of 4 wins, 1 gully and 1 decision from their six league matches this season, with 13 points leaving them successful 4th presumption successful the table.

Diego Simeone's broadside had a mediocre commencement to September, losing 3-0 to Athletic Bilbao successful La Liga earlier suffering a 2-1 decision to Liverpool astatine Anfield successful the Champions League.

However, the effect from the Red and Whites has been impressive, signaling a 3-0 triumph implicit Real Sociedad earlier beating Osasuna 4-0 past clip out.

Atletico suffered a 3-2 decision to Real Madrid successful the past clash betwixt the 2 sides successful March, but it was incredibly 5-2 to the Red and Whites connected location ungraded past term.

Simeone's squad were incapable to motorboat a rubric situation past season, yet finishing 4th successful the division, 25 points down the champions Barcelona, who look adjacent stronger this term.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 3-2 occurrence implicit Elche; Jose Mourinho's broadside were really adjacent to being held to a 2-2 gully earlier Carlos Espi came up with a stoppage-time victor for the superior giants.

Los Blancos person been beaten this season, going down 1-0 to Real Betis astatine the commencement of September, but the effect to that contention has been impressive, beating Inter Milan successful the Champions League earlier signaling successive victories implicit Rayo Vallecano and Elche successful the league.

Real Madrid are 2nd successful the La Liga array connected 15 points, 3 points down the leaders Barcelona, demonstrating the value of this contest.

Mourinho's squad volition look Atletico and Villarreal either broadside of the planetary interruption earlier resuming their Champions League run distant to Roma connected October 14.

Real Madrid are not rather operating astatine afloat travel this season, but they are inactive successful interaction with Barcelona, and Los Blancos volition beryllium aiming to bushed Atletico for the 126th clip successful their past this weekend.

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Team News

Atletico volition person to marque precocious checks on Julian Alvarez (muscle), Pablo Barrios (muscle) and Alexander Sorloth (muscle) for Sunday's Madrid derby.

Alvarez has missed Atletico's past 2 matches with a muscular issue, and portion a spot connected the seat is possible, it is improbable that the Argentina planetary volition start.

Jonathan David was connected the scoresheet against Osasuna past clip retired and should proceed successful the side, portion Lee Kang-in and Alex Baena are again successful enactment for starts here.

As for Real Madrid, Eder Militao (muscle), Rodrygo (knee) and Ferland Mendy (hip) are again unavailable for selection, but the visitors are different successful beardown shape.

Denzel Dumfries is expected to instrumentality successful spot of Trent Alexander-Arnold astatine right-back, portion Jude Bellingham volition besides beryllium backmost successful the broadside for this match.

Bernardo Silva is pushing to beryllium introduced, but it is expected that Mourinho volition spell with Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde successful the mediate of the midfield.

Vinicius Junior has lone scored erstwhile for Real Madrid this season, but the Brazil planetary volition again diagnostic successful the starting team.

Atletico Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Oblak; Llorente, Romero, Le Normand, Grimaldo; Lee, Koke, Cardoso, Baena; David, Lookman

Real Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Valverde, Tchouameni; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe

We say: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid

This is simply a truly pugnacious lucifer to call, and it would not beryllium a astonishment to spot the points shared. However, we conscionable person a feeling that Real Madrid volition shadiness a adjacent contention this weekend.

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