Comments, predictions Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid: Regretful draw

The latest Madrid derby takes place at the Bernabeu on Saturday evening, with Real Madrid welcoming Atletico Madrid for a high-profile battle at the top of the table in Spain's top flight.

Real Madrid are currently top of La Liga, but they are just a point ahead of second-placed Atletico, with Diego Simeone's side firmly in the title race with 18 games remaining.

Latest Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid team information

Real Madrid are expected to have Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Lucas Vazquez and Eduardo Camavinga available for the Madrid derby, which will be a much-needed fitness boost for the club.

Mbappe, Bellingham and Vazquez missed the Leganes game with minor issues, while Camavinga is not ready to return from a hamstring problem, but Ancelotti suggested all four would feature this weekend.

Antonio Rudiger will be out for at least the next couple of weeks with a thigh problem, while Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are long-term absentees for the club with serious knee injuries.

David Alaba is now available after more than a year out with a knee problem, but Aurelien Tchouameni and Raul Asencio are expected to be at the heart of Real Madrid's defence in the Madrid derby.

For Atletico, Robin Le Normand is absent through suspension, but the visitors are in excellent form, with Pablo Barrios back in full training with the squad after a recent issue.

Alexander Sorloth has scored 11 goals for Atletico this season, but he is expected to start on the bench on Saturday, with Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez, who have 15 and 16 goals respectively in 2024-25, featuring as the two strikers.

There will be changes to the side that started the last Copa del Rey, with Jan Oblak returning to goal, while Clement Lenglet, Marcos Llorente and Conor Gallagher will also be included in the XI at the Bernabeu.

Latest Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid expected lineup

Real Madrid:

Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe

Atletico Madrid:

Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Alvarez, Griezmann

Latest Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid football review

It's fair to say Real Madrid haven't really hit their stride this season, but Carlo Ancelotti's side are top of La Liga, in the Copa del Rey semi-finals and preparing for a Champions League play-off against Manchester City.

A place in the top four of the cup was secured on Wednesday night thanks to a 3-2 win over Leganes, with Gonzalo Garcia's first goal for the club giving a last-minute win to Ancelotti's side, who are preparing to travel to Man City next week for the first leg of their Champions League play-off at the Etihad Stadium.

However, Los Blancos cannot afford to take their eyes off La Liga, especially since they were stunned last weekend, losing 1-0 to struggling Espanyol, and the capital giants are now just a point ahead of second-placed Atletico at the top.

There are just four points between third-placed Barcelona and league leaders Real Madrid in an intriguing title race, and Los Blancos have suffered a major home defeat to a title rival this season, losing by four goals to Barcelona in October.

The last two league meetings between Real Madrid and Atletico have ended 1-1, including at the Wanda Metropolitano in September, while that was also the scoreline in their league clash at the Bernabeu last season.

Not too many people consider Atletico to be genuine contenders for the La Liga title this season, but it has been an excellent campaign so far for the red and white side, who have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League and are also in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Simeone's side thrashed Getafe 5-0 on Tuesday night to book a place in the top four of the cup, while they won 2-0 at Mallorca last weekend to move to 48 points in La Liga, with a record of 14 wins, six draws and two defeats from 22 matches.

Atletico have picked up 18 points away from home this season, and they will be facing a Real Madrid side that have won nine of their 10 league games at the Bernabeu in the 2024-25 campaign.

The red and whites have won La Liga 11 times, with their most recent success coming in 2020-21, and this is the kind of game they cannot afford to lose to be considered title contenders.

Atletico are actually unbeaten in their last four league games against Real Madrid and have lost just one of their last six, although Simeone's side have not won a La Liga game at the Bernabeu since February 2016.

Latest Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid match:

• Sportsmole: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid

• WhoScore: Real Madrid 2-2 Atletico Madrid
• Our prediction: Real Madrid 2-2 Atletico Madrid

When and where to watch Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid live?

To watch the Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid match live in La Liga at 3:00 a.m. on February 9, viewers can watch it on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.

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