Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday, 27 September at 16:15 in Madrid (09:15 in Peru) at the Estadio Metropolitano.
• Broadcast rights are split by region, with DirecTV/DSports/DGO carrying the match across much of South America, DAZN, Movistar+ and Amazon Prime Video showing it in Spain, Sky Sports in Mexico, and ESPN+/ESPN Deportes and fuboTV in the United States.
• Real Madrid enter with a perfect league start under Xabi Alonso, while Atlético have nine points from 18 despite a midweek lift from Julián Álvarez’s hat-trick against Rayo Vallecano.
• Likely starters highlighted by outlets include Kylian Mbappé, Franco Mastantuono and Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid, with Julián Álvarez and Jan Oblak among Atlético’s expected key figures.
• The Delegación de Gobierno will deploy nearly 1,000 personnel from Policía Nacional, Guardia Civil de Tráfico, Policía Municipal, SAMUR, fire services, Cruz Roja and club security, with about 550 away fans expected and an appeal for early arrival to pass controls.