Overview

• Real Madrid have opened LaLiga with six wins from six and lead the table by two points.
• A victory at the Metropolitano on Saturday would match Vanderlei Luxemburgo’s club mark for consecutive opening league wins.
• Xabi Alonso warned that “we cannot be overconfident” and urged his side to be more unpredictable ahead of his first Madrid derby as coach.
• Mbappé has seven goals this campaign and reached 50 in 64 Real appearances, underscoring the attack’s form entering the derby.
• Atlético trail by nine points despite Julián Álvarez’s hat-trick delivering only their second league win, with Alonso praising Diego Simeone’s long tenure.