PREVIOUS MATCHES AND RANKINGS
“Real”
Real Madrid’s current form could be described as flawless, with a championship bid, but even so, Barcelona at the moment look even more stable, due to their creamy solo run in second place, eight points behind the leaders.
Real Madrid won another world club championship, scored six points against Elche (4:0) and Osasuna (2:0), and then went to Liverpool, where they won with no less confidence – 5:2.
Los Cremosos will have a hard time holding on to the LaLiga title this season, but in reality they are not so far behind Barça that on matchday 23 they will give up and give the crown to Spain’s main rival. A couple of failures by the Catalans will completely change the goal lines, but before that, Real Madrid needs to score three points in each game, even against Atlético.
“Athletic”
Atlético has been out of the fight for the European competition for some time, which is why they concentrated all their forces on LaLiga. But it turns out that way.
Atlético rarely lose, but they often stumble in games with obviously weaker opponents, and victories usually end in a modest 1-0, which is very typical of Diego Simeone’s team. In addition, a lot of goals are scored 15-20 minutes before the end of the match, which also does not decorate the team.
As for the disastrous autumn, the ‘mattress’ corrected the situation, but this is still not enough to get into at least the top three. So far, Real Sociedad have added two points.
INDICATIVE COMPOSITIONS
“Real”
Carlo Ancelotti cannot show the maximum of his club due to the usual injuries. Even in the match with Liverpool, David Alaba was injured, who was replaced by Nacho. Aurélien Tchouameni will not be able to definitively enter the Madrid derby either, but the condition of Toni Kroos is in question. The German midfielder was not in the candidacy for the Champions League game, but perhaps Ancelotti will not take risks in the near future, so as not to have a relapse.
“Athletic”
Atlético is not quite good either, but it is difficult to call critical losses. Rodrigo de Paul suffered a thigh injury in the last round and Thomas Lemar is recovering again from a new injury. The participation of Memphis Depay is also in doubt, who has not yet become a key player in the point guard, but his coming off the bench has a noticeable impact on the “mattress” game.
The rest of the “mattress covers” are ready for battle. It is especially important to highlight Antoine Griezmann, who has 7 + 6 points in goal + pass. Only Robert Lewandowski (20) and Karim Benzema (14) have a better result.
STATISTICS AND FACTS
Real Madrid have only lost once in their last 13 games against Atlético de Madrid (0-1 away).
Real Madrid have won their last four home games against Atlético. Goal difference – 8:1. And the last defeat happened five years ago.
Real Madrid have yet to lose at the Santiago Bernabéu in the league this season (7 wins and 3 draws).
Real Madrid is the one that has scored the most goals in LaLiga with 46. Atlético has 15 fewer goals.
Antoine Griezmann has gone 7 games in a row without scoring against Real Madrid.
The match referee Jesús Gil Manzano showed 4 red cards and penalized 3 penalties in the last 10 games.
Atlético have conceded 7 goals in 11 away games in La Liga, which is the best result of any team (except Barcelona – 6).
