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Spain Round 23

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Real Madrid:
Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe

Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann

Real Madrid will welcome the city rivals Atletico to Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night. This is a derby between two top-placed sides in La Liga. Real are currently first with 49 points, while Atletico are one place and one point behind. According to the bookies, Real are favorites, but I don't think so.

The key reason is connect with the injury situation in Real. Ancelotti will be without some important players, particularly in defense. The last victim is David Alaba. The Austrian international has gone down with injury once again, following his lengthy recovery process from a serious knee injury. Alaba had been out for 13 months in total after two operations. He will be sidelined at least two weeks after suffered a hamstring issue in training. Just few days earlier the key centre-back Antonio Rudiger suffered a thigh injury that will keep him out of the line-up for the Madrid derby, their first leg play-off clash with Manchester City the following Tuesday, and their trip to El Sadar to face Osasuna again in Primera. Both Rudiger and Alaba are serious doubts for their return leg at the Bernabeu against Man City. Considering the fact Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are still in the treatment room, Ancelotti is facing a huge problem to compose the back-line.

Atletico Madrid are just behind Real. The actual form is good, they are in series of three victories across all competitions. The Rojiblancos first beat Red Bull Salzburg 4:1 in the Champions League and secured progress to the knock-out stage. Next they beat 2:0 Mallorca in La Liga, while on Tuesday won 5:0 against Getafe in Copa del Rey. The atmosphere in the squad is positive, while the players confidence is high. Simeone has the majority of his players available, only Robin Le Normand is out through suspension. On the positive note, Pablo Barrios is back on training with the group after a recent issue. Simeone has 'sweet' problems about the starting eleven, particularly in attack. Antoine Griezmann (scored 15 goals in 2024-25), Julian Alvarez (16) and Alexander Sorloth (11) are battling for a spot, but only Simeone know who will start on Saturday.

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Prediction:

This is a derby between two top-placed sides in La Liga. Real are currently first with 49 points, while Atletico are second with 48. Real are favorites, but I think Atletico Madrid will remain unbeaten. Atletico are actually unbeaten in their last four league matches with Real Madrid and have lost just one of their last six. The Red and Whites are in solid form and the players confidence is high. Simeone has the majority of his players available, while Ancelotti is in very complicated situation - he is without recognized defenders. Atletico should take advantage from Real problems.

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Pick: Atletico Madrid +0.5 AH @ 2.03 with Pinnacle
 
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