Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid face off at the Wanda Metropolitano in LaLiga this evening in an early season derby.
In a game which will likely have big ramifications come the end of the season, the capital city rivals will now a win this weekend could be key to winning the title come May.
Atletico have not beaten Real in LaLiga since 2016, a winless run stretching back six games, but have triumphed in the Champions League, Super Cup and pre-season since.
Amid plenty of noise around Zinedine Zidane's suitability for the job, Real Madrid are the early league pace-setters, but back-to-back draws sullied their perfect start.
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Team news
Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard are all expected to return to the starting XI for Real Madrid in the derby away to Atletico on Saturday night.
Marcelo, Isco and Luka Modric are all back in training and could be involved, but Ferland Mendy misses out through injury and his place looks likely to be occupied by Nacho at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Atletico are without former Madrid forward Alvaro Morata after the striker was sent off in the win over Mallorca on Wednesday. He therefore misses out through suspension.
Diego Simeone's side thrashed Real 7-3 in New Jersey in pre-season, but Zidane claimed on Friday that the loss in the United States would have no bearing on this meeting.
Predicted XIs
Atletico: Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi; Koke, Saul, Thomas, Lemar; Joao Felix, Costa
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Nacho, Casemiro, Kroos, James; Bale, Benzema, Hazard
Prediction
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Match odds
- Atletico to win: 7/5
- Real Madrid to win: 2/1
TV channel and live stream information
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, September 28, is at 8pm BST. The match will be shown on Premier Sports 2, with coverage starting at 7.55pm.
The channel is available to Premier Sports subscribers via channel 435 on Sky, and 552 on Virgin TV.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Ben Hayward.
