Preliminary reportIt’s that time again! Derby is coming up: Atlético against Real Madrid or rather: first against third in the table. The starting position is therefore clear, because both teams are eager to win. The outcome of the match (Sunday, 4:15 p.m.) could even pre-decide on the championship, which makes it twice as exciting. And it’s not just the duel between coaches Diego Simeone and Zinédine Zidane. With Luis Suárez and Karim Benzema, there are also two dangerous strikers facing each other.
Two star strikers meet: Luis Suárez and Karim Benzema – Fotomontage: Imago Images, REAL TOTAL
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the initial situation
- It’s Derbi Madrileño again – and what a one this time! When Atlético Real Madrid on Sunday afternoon (4:15 p.m., in REAL TOTAL-Liveticker and at DAZN and bet365) receives as part of the 26th matchday in LaLiga, not only are two long-standing city rivals facing each other, it is also the duel of the first in the table against the third. If Los Blancos have won the game in the series (2-0), there are still five points that separate the two teams. The team of coach Diego Simeone also has one game up its sleeve. The starting position could hardly be more exciting. While Zinédine Zidane and his family would keep the championship race exciting with a win, the “Colchoneros” could advance with a three-point at the top. That’s what fighting is all about, the Merengues head coach spoke of one again „Finale“, even if he avoided building up additional pressure: „Whatever happens, we’ll stay alive in the league. We focus on making a good game. Not more. The most important thing for us is that we play well. “
The opponent
- After 24 games in LaLiga, Atlético deservedly greets from the top of the table. 18 wins, four draws and only two defeats (including one against Real) benefit the “Rojiblancos”. For the first time since 2014, Simeone wants to win a championship title with his men – for Atlético, if it is enough in the end, it would be the eleventh in the Primera División so far. While Los Blancos travel to the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday with four wins and one draw from the last five league games, the omens at Atlético are a little worse: two wins, two draws and one bankruptcy resulted from the most recent five games in LaLiga. The city rivals have also been waiting for a win against Real Madrid for nine league games (five draws, four defeats). But of course Atlético is hot for the duel with Real! “Playing against Real Madrid is always special. You are passionate about these games and really want to show your skills. Everyone watches these games and is excited to see what you do. We also have the incentive to return the favor early in the season for our defeat “said star striker Luis Suárez, who finished second in the top scorer list behind Lionel Messi with 16 goals, said ahead of the derby.
Voraussichtliche Startelf: Oblak – Savić, Felipe, Hermoso – Llorente, Koke, Sául, Lemar – Correa, João Félix, Luis Suárez.
Zidane does not consider the Atlético game to be decisive: “We stay alive.”
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Personnel and prospective list
- Zidane has appointed 20 players to the squad for the upcoming Derbi Madrileño. Finally there is again Karim Benzemawho recently missed three competitive games due to adductor problems. With the center forward, Real can fall back on a player who has already scored twelve goals in the current league. Los Blancos can also talk about the comeback of Éder Militão happy, who also reports back. Mariano Diaz did during the week injured in training and will fall out against the “Rojiblancos”. Fortunately, the Benzema backup is the only newcomer to the hospital. For Sergio Ramos and Eden Hazard Meanwhile, the hit against Atlético comes too early. Due to the tight staff situation in the storm center, Castilla strikers are allowed to do so Hugo Duro complete the matchday squad. It is not to be expected that “Zizou” will surprise in the starting XI. However, a 4-4-2 would be conceivable, with Benzema starting right away and next on the offensive Marco Asensio could play.
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This is how the royals could show up – Graph: REAL TOTAL
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The voices for the game
Zinédine Zidane (Head Coach Real Madrid): “As always, it’s a special game, we know that. It’s a Madrid derby. We are ready for it and have worked very well during the week. We are happy to be able to play now. I don’t know what will happen. We’ll have to play a strong game because we’re up against a good team. We are aware that Atlético is in the table above. It’s just about making a good game. The rest will come by itself. It is important that we start well. The players really like to play games like this. Nobody is a favorite, there is no such thing in a derby. “
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Diego Simeone (Cheftrainer Atlético Madrid): “The championship is very nice. There will be two teams facing each other with the same goal. It’s about three points, that’s for sure. However, there is still a lot ahead of us in the league. We will try to take the game and harm them. We try to turn off the opponent’s strengths and strengthen our own. To win we have to be determined.“
Statistics and specials
- OVERALL BALANCE SHEET: The two Madrid teams have so far faced each other in 208 competitive games. The balance is clearly in favor of Real, which has won 105 duels so far. While Atlético scored 53 wins, 50 games ended in a draw. Goal balance: 349 to 268 from the point of view of Los Blancos.
- REAL IN THE METROPOLITANO STILL UNDEFEATED: Los Blancos have not lost there since the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano reopened. The only victory (3-1) was celebrated on the 23rd matchday of the 2018/19 season. The two draws came on the 7th matchday of the preseason and on the 12th matchday of the 2017/18 season (both times 0-0).
- SUÁREZ VS. BENZEMA: Not only will Atlético meet Real on Sunday, Suárez and Benzema will also face each other. While Suárez has already scored nine goals in twelve league games against Real, more than any other league player since his debut in 2014, Benzema’s record against Atlético is poor. The Frenchman scored only five goals in 35 clashes. His last goal against the city rivals was on the 22nd matchday of the previous season at 1-0 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
- SIMEONE VS. ZIDANE: The eyes will also be on the two coaches on Sunday. Simeone has only won 12.5 percent of his duels against Zidane as a coach (one win, four draws, three defeats) – his worst rate against a league colleague. Meanwhile, Zidane is unbeaten in three away games against Atlético and would be the second Real coach after Luis Molowny (1986: three wins, one draw), who remains unbeaten in his first four away derbies if he wins or shares points.
- BYE: With Mario Hermoso, Saúl Ñíguez and Marcos Llorente, Real meets three well-known faces – all of them were trained in the youth of the white ballet. While Hermoso moved to Los Blancos’ city rivals via Espanyol in the summer of 2019, Llorente went directly from Los Blancos to Atlético in the same transfer window, while Saúl has been wearing red and white since 2008. All three could play against their ex-club from the start. At Real, on the other hand, only Thibaut Courtois knows what it feels like on the other side.
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In the derby showdown: is Suárez or Benzema celebrating?
It’s that time again! Derby is coming up: Atlético against Real Madrid or rather: first against third in the table. The starting position is therefore clear, because both teams are eager to win. The outcome of the match (Sunday, 4:15 p.m.) could even pre-decide on the championship, which makes it twice as exciting. And it’s not just the duel between coaches Diego Simeone and Zinédine Zidane. With Luis Suárez and Karim Benzema, there are also two dangerous strikers facing each other.
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