Since before the last day ended, in which Real Madrid won 3-2 against Deportivo Alavés, this new edition of the Madrid derby has been heating up. The expedition of Carlo Ancelotti’s pupils is not usually well received in red and white lands. However, the calendar has decided that it will be on this day that we see one of the best games of the season. The idea of going to the stadium with masks to insult Vinicius Jr without being identified has spread from the red and white fans. and LaLiga has already warned about the harshness of its punishments if this happens. Like this despicable initiative, both fans have prepared with tension for this first Madrid derby.
Diego Pablo Simeone’s team will be in charge of facing a Real Madrid that loses Mbappé for 3 weeks due to a femoral biceps injury but recover Camavinga. Given Barça’s defeat in Pamplona, the 3 points at stake at the Cívitas Metropolitano tonight play a very important role in closing the gap in the fight for leadership. The meringues arrive at the derby without Mbappé, Ceballos, Brahim or Alaba but with tremendous ambition to defeat one of his favorite prey.
In the run-up to the first Madrid derby of the season we saw Carlo Ancelotti addressing the media. The Madrid coach began by talking about what he expects from this match against Atlético de Madrid: “We expect a complicated and entertaining match like the last derbies, it’s going to be a spectacle.” The Italian continued to understand the complaints of the red and white club for having fewer hours of rest than his staff: “I understand Atlético’s complaint about having fewer hours of rest.”
Finally, Carletto praised Vinicius Jr before a very important match for him: «Vinicius does deserve to win the Ballon d’Or this year. I believe that he will win it and if not, nothing happens. After Carlo Ancelotti’s press appearance, Real Madrid made public the call for this league match against Alavés: Courtois, Lunin, Fran González; Carvajal, Militao, Lucas Vázquez, Vallejo, Fran García, Rüdiger, Mendy, Jacobo Ramón; Jude Bellingham, Camavinga, Fede Valverde, Modric, Tchouameni, Arda Guler; Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Endrick.
After many seasons without winning a single title while seeing the national and European triumphs of its eternal rival, Atlético de Madrid changed the script to its situation with new faces in its squad. The additions of Le Normand, Gallagher, Sørloth and Julián Álvarez have allowed the colchoneros to start LaLiga behind Real Madrid, as usual. A draw in Vallecas and a victory in extremis in Vigo were the final tests of Simeone’s team for the first Madrid derby of the season, in which he will have the field factor in his favor.
Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid have faced each other 240 times: 117 victories for the white team, 62 wins for the red and white team and a total of 61 draws. We found the last precedent on matchday 23 of last season, a match in which Real Madrid tied against Atlético de Madrid thanks to a goal from Marcos Llorente in the 93rd minute. This match corresponding to matchday 8 of LaLiga EA Sports will take place this Sunday, September 29 at 9:00 p.m. at the Cívitas Metropolitano and can be seen through DAZN.
