Overview
- Kick-off is Saturday at 16:15 CET at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, with broadcasts in Spain on DAZN, Movistar+ and Amazon Prime Video, in Latin America on DirecTV/DSports/DGO, in the U.S. on ESPN+/fuboTV and in Mexico on Sky Sports.
- Real Madrid arrive perfect in LaLiga with six wins and 18 points, while Atlético have nine from 18 after lifting spirits midweek with a 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano led by a Julián Álvarez hat-trick.
- The match has been declared Alto Riesgo, and nearly 1,000 personnel from national and municipal forces, emergency services and club security will be deployed, with about 550 visiting fans expected and early arrival advised.
- Press previews list provisional XIs, with Real Madrid projected to start Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Valverde, Güler; Mastantuono, Vinícius and Mbappé, and Atlético expected to line up behind Jan Oblak with a front led by Álvarez.
- Real Madrid report injury absences for Trent Alexander‑Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy, as Xabi Alonso urges his side to avoid overconfidence and Diego Simeone notes his team’s shorter rest and the need for a major effort.