Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, September 27 at 4:15 p.m. local (10:15 a.m. ET) at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid.
- Real Madrid arrive undefeated under Xabi Alonso, with Jude Bellingham tipped to start as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy remain out.
- Atlético have dropped nine points in six matches and sit ninth, with the prospect of a 12-point gap reinforcing that no LaLiga champion has ever overturned such a deficit.
- Atleti are without Johnny Cardoso, Thiago Almada and José María Giménez, fresh off a 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano that David Hancko called a confidence boost.
- Predicted XIs point to Atlético in a 5-3-2 and Real in a 4-2-3-1, with Kylian Mbappé leading LaLiga’s scoring on seven goals and Julián Álvarez expected to partner Antoine Griezmann.