The latest match-up of the Madrid derby will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday evening, with Real Madrid welcoming bitter rivals Atletico Madrid in Spain’s top flight.
Real Madrid does not have much room for error in La Liga due to Barcelona’s stunning form in the league, with the reigning champions currently second in the table, eight points behind the division leaders, who will next be in league action away to Almeria on Sunday evening.
Real Madrid has also won their last two in the league against Elche and Osasuna, scoring six times and conceding zero, while they recorded a standout comeback victory in the Champions League on Tuesday night, beating Liverpool 5-2 in the first leg of their last-16 affair at Anfield.
Real Madrid is unbeaten at home in the league in 2022-23 – recorded a 2-1 victory over Atletico in the reverse game at Wanda Metropolitano earlier this season, while they were 2-0 winners when the two sides locked horns for the corresponding fixture last term.
Atletico has not beaten Real Madrid at Bernabeu in La Liga since 2016, which is an indication of the size of their task in this match, but Diego Simeone’s side will be the fresher of the two teams.
Indeed, the Red and Whites are not playing European football at the moment following their disappointing Champions League group-stage campaign, which saw them finish bottom of their section; Atletico was also knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals at the end of January.
There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a disappointing season for Colchoneros, but they have the fourth-best away record in La Liga this season, winning seven of their 11 matches, and collecting 23 points in the process.
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