Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Sreya

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid – Real Madrid hosts Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on 8th April, Saturday in one of the most anticipated La Liga clashes of the weekend.

Real Madrid are the league leaders with seventy one points while Atletico Madrid are on third with sixty one points, having played a game more than their opponents. Barcelona are on sixty nine points as well – although the race for the La Liga title is set to go down to the wire, Real Madrid still hold all the cards for a championship victory.

Both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have won their last five league games – Zinedine Zidane’s side defeating Leganes 4-2 in their last game and Diego Simeone’s side registering a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad in their previous league outing.

Team News

Raphael Varane is Real Madrid’s only injury concern while Atletico Madrid will be without the injured Augusto Fernandez, Tiago, Sime Vrsjalko and Miguel Angel Moya.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Atletico Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Stefan Savic, Diego Godin, Felipe Luis, Yannick Carrasco, Saul Niguez, Gabi, Koke, Fernando Torres, Antoine Griezmann.

“It’s a derby and every match has its history; we’ll have to dig in. It’s not going to be an easy game. I don’t know how they’re going to play but all I’m interested in is what we’re going to do. As always, we’re expecting 90 tough minutes and we’ll have to show resilience because that’s football.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for Real Madrid, two draws and one win for Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid are undefeated in their last twenty home matches in the La Liga. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Real Madrid’s last eight games in the La Liga. It should be a closely contested affair but Real Madrid are likely to win 3-2.