The primary Madrid derby of the season takes place on Sunday night as Atletico Madrid host Actual Madrid in La Liga.
Either side are unbeaten within the Spanish first division this season regardless of being a way off Hansi Flick’s successful Barcelona machine. Atletico are two factors behind their metropolis rivals after 4 wins and three attracts in seven outings however will leapfrog them with victory on the Metropolitano.
Atletico have been in spectacular type after spending large over the summer time interval, with 4 wins from their final 5 matches. Whereas they might have one eye on a Champions League conflict with Benfica midweek, Sunday’s encounter is undoubtedly high precedence for Diego Simeone’s facet.
Actual Madrid have gained all 5 of their most up-to-date matches however have made life just a little tough for themselves occasionally. Their latest 3-2 win over Deportivo Alaves virtually noticed them give up a three-goal lead whereas their opening Champions League win over Stuttgart was removed from convincing.
Right here is 90min’s information to a mouth-watering derby day conflict in Spain.
Atletico Madrid vs Actual Madrid H2H Document (Final 5 Video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Atletico Madrid |
Actual Madrid |
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Celta Vigo 0-1 Atletico Madrid – 26/09/24 |
Actual Madrid 3-2 Alaves – 24/09/24 |
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Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Atletico Madrid – 22/09/24 |
Actual Madrid 4-1 Espanyol – 21/09/24 |
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Atletico Madrid 2-1 RB Leipzig – 19/09/24 |
Actual Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart – 17/09/24 |
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Atletico Madrid 3-0 Valencia – 15/09/24 |
Actual Sociedad 0-2 Actual Madrid – 14/09/24 |
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Athletic Membership 0-1 Atletico Madrid – 31/08/24 |
Actual Madrid 2-0 Actual Betis – 01/09/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
ITV 4, ITVX, Premier Sports activities 1, Premier Sports activities Participant, LaLigaTV |
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United States |
fuboTV, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
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Canada |
TSN+ |
Atletico have three absentees for the go to of their neighbours, with Cesar Azpilicueta, Pablo Barrios and Thomas Lemar all lacking out. In any other case, supervisor Simeone has a wealth of choices to select from, particularly within the attacking third.
Julian Alvarez, who scored a late winner in opposition to Celta Vigo final day out, will accomplice Antoine Griezmann up high for his forty second match in opposition to Actual Madrid. Alexander Sorloth can be on the bench, which means he will not be given the possibility to repeat his four-goal show from final season in opposition to Los Blancos.
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup vs Actual Madrid (3-5-2): Oblak; Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo; Llorente, De Paul Koke, Gallagher, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez.
Kylian Mbappe misses the possibility to characteristic in his first Madrid derby after struggling a leg harm within the 3-2 win over Alaves. The Frenchman is predicted to be sidelined for a number of weeks and may very well be changed by younger Brazilian Endrick.
Elsewhere, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos and Brahim Diaz are all nonetheless lacking however Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Carvajal have returned to the squad. The latter might properly begin however Camavinga is barely more likely to make the bench if he does characteristic.
Actual Madrid predicted lineup vs Atletico Madrid (4-3-1-2): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Modric; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
The Madrid derby is at all times tough to name, particularly when each side are with out defeat this season. They are typically cagey low-scoring affairs – with the odd corker thrown in for good measure – and two of the final 5 conferences have completed 1-1.
Mbappe is a serious miss for Actual Madrid and it might drive Carlo Ancelotti to make use of the 4-3-1-2 system that was honed final season. Los Blancos have struggled just a little on the highway this time period and Atletico’s cussed defence might frustrate them.
