Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: Overview, predictions and alignments

Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid could prepare for the 241st edition of their heated rivalry, but the shock on Saturday is the first with Xabi Alonso on the key line.

The second largest rivalry in Spain occupies the front of the Liga Gameweek 7 stage. The first Madrid derby of the 2025-20 season is a side of Real Madrid on a sequence of seven consecutive victories against a team from Atlético Madrid with only nine points in their name.

Despite the bad form of Los Colchoneros to launch the current campaign, Diego Simeone’s men generally launch on time against their neighbors. Atlético Madrid will be impatient to hand over Real Madrid their first defeat of the season, especially after Los Blancos eliminated them from the Champions League in the round of 16 last season.

It will take a powerful effort to go beyond the leaders of the League, who are only one of the four teams in the best European leagues to take a perfect start in 2025-2026.

Here is Sports Illustrated La Liga confrontation guide.

Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid Record head-to-head (last five games)

Current form (all competitions)

Atlético Madrid will have to face Real Madrid without the help of José María Giménez, Thiago Almada and Johnny Cardoso. Although the three players should come back in the coming weeks, they will not be ready for the Madrid derby.

The good news for Simeone is that Alexander Sørloth is available. The attacker served his suspension of a match for the red card he received against Mallorca and will probably be back in the range alongside Julián Alvarez.

Antoine Griezmann would then be on the way to the bench after starting the season without registering a goal or a decisive pass in seven appearances.

Atlético Madrid PRESSIIAL LIGNING VS. Real Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Lorent, the Norman, the length, Hanckko; Simeone, Coke, Barrios, French; Alvarez, Sørloth.

Real Madrid is still without the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ferland Mendy and Antonio Rüdiger. The three long -lasting absents leave Alonso with a safe bottom line, but Dani Carvajal, Álvaro Carreras and Dean Huijsen all intensified to bring defense, with Eder Militão.

Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavong and Endrick have all returned from injury, although the latter is still waiting to play his first minutes this season. Alonso confirmed that Bellingham and Camavonga are ready to start, but the manager will probably be broadcast on the side of caution with the two players.

Instead, expect Franco Mastanuono to get the headache for his first Madrid derby. Aurélien Tchouammeni is also online to return to the XI after a well -deserved rest in the middle of the week.

Real Madrid programming against Atlético Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courteous; Carvajal, military, Huijsen, races; Valverde, tchouameni; Mastantuonus, Güler, Vicicians of the Jónior; Mbappé.

In recent years, no team has had the Real Madrid number like Atlético Madrid, in particular at La Liga. After all, the Simeone team was the only club to defeat Los Blancos in 2023-2024, then held its biggest rivals at two draws last season.

However, the current version of Atlético Madrid does not seem capable of refusing three points of Real Madrid. The metropolitano crowd could help Los Colchoneros keep the game near, but a team with a single white leaf this season will find it difficult to contain Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.

Prediction: Atlético Madrid 1–2 Real Madrid

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