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Real Madrid are ready to take on Atletico Madrid after a dominating victory against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. Tonight, Real Madrid will host the Madrid Derby at Santiago Bernabeu, with both sides aiming for all three points.
Stats & Facts
Real Madrid are already eight points behind the table topper, FC Barcelona. Therefore, they can’t afford to lose more points in order to win the league. Real Madrid stand at 2nd, while Atletico Madrid are 4th in the point table.
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last six matches, winning four of their previous six. On the other hand, Real Madrid lost one and tied one in their last five league matches.
However, Real Madrid have a strong record while facing their city rival, Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid defeated them in just one of their last 13 meetings. The Los Blancos won six and tied the remaining six games in Madrid Derby.
Moreover, the Ancelotti boys are literally unbreakable at Santiago Bernabeu. Their defensive records against Atletico Madrid are so good that they didn’t concede a single goal in their previous three meetings at Santiago Bernabeu. Furthermore, Real Madrid won all three matches as well.
Team News
Real Madrid missed several players in their dominating 5-2 victory against Liverpool. But they have good news ahead of the Madrid Derby. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and Mariano Diaz are back again after missing the match against Liverpool. Both trained with the team and are ready to play tonight. But Ferland Mendy remains out of the squad due to injury.
As for Atletico, Argentine world cup winner Rodrigo de Paul is still injured and will not be available for tonight’s clash. Thomas Lemar is also unavailable because of injury.
Ancelotti on Simione
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti talked about Atletico’s manager Diego Simione. Ancelotti said, “I’d like to spend time with him because we love football. I don’t think he has anything to learn from me. But we can learn by spending time together.”
He added, “I’ve never seen him work, and I’d like to see it as a personal experience. How he prepares the training sessions, etc. It is a source of knowledge to see how other coaches prepare for games. I’d like to see how he prepares for tomorrow’s game. We can talk about this after the game.”
