Overview

• Kickoff is set for 4:15 p.m. local (10:15 a.m. ET) at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano with referee Javier Alberola Rojas in charge.
• Real Madrid named an XI featuring a 4-4-2 diamond with Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras, Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.
• Kylian Mbappé leads LaLiga with seven goals as Xabi Alonso’s side seeks to extend a perfect league start, while Atlético’s recent lift came from Julián Álvarez’s late hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano.
• Notable absences include Real’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (hamstring), Antonio Rüdiger (longer-term muscle injury) and Ferland Mendy, with Atlético missing Johnny Cardoso and Thiago Almada and still without José María Giménez.
• A loss would risk leaving Atlético as many as 12 points off the top by the end of Matchday 7, underscoring the stakes for Diego Simeone’s side in the title race.