Real Madrid just published their starting lineup for the upcoming Madrid Derby against Atletico. Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Nacho; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Asensio, Benzema. Atletico de Madrid starting XI (To Be Confirmed): Oblak; Juanfran, Giménez, Godin, Filipe Luis; Lemar, Rodri, Saúl, Koke; Griezmann, Costa Barcelona dropped points at the Camp Nou today and it’s time for Madrid to make a statement and take control of La Liga table. Nobody expected Barcelona to collect just 2 points of the last 9 they’ve played for at this point of the season, so Lopetegui and his men must do their very best to take advantage of this opportunity. HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA Date: 09/29/2018 Time: 20:45 CEST, 02:45pm EST, 11:45pm Pacific. Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain Available TV: BeIN Sports (USA), Movistar Partidazo (Spain). Available Streaming: BeIN Sports (USA),Fubo.TV (EVERY Real Madrid game with a high-quality and legal stream, click here to sign up and benefit from a discount for new members).<doc-sep>Real Madrid published the squad list for Saturday’s Madrid Derby against Atletico de Madrid, a game where Los Blancos will need to bounce back from the 3-0 loss they suffered in Sevilla this Wednesday. REAL MADRID’S SQUAD LIST: Goalkeepers: Navas, Courtois and Casilla. Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Varane, Nacho, Carvajal and Reguilón. Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, M. Llorente, Asensio and Ceballos. Attackers: Mariano, Benzema, Bale, Lucas Vázquez and Vinicius. Madrid will be without Marcelo and Isco, two key players who are expected to play a pivotal role under coach Julen Lopetegui. All things considered, it seems that Nacho and Asensio will replace them in the starting lineup, although Dani Ceballos could also play behind Bale and Benzema if Lopetegui wants to control the tempo of the game more effectively in order to prevent Atletico’s dangerous counterattacks. Carvajal has recovered in time for this Derby after the injury he picked up against Roma. HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA Date: 09/29/2018 Time: 20:45 CEST, 02:45pm EST, 11:45pm Pacific. Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain Available TV: BeIN Sports (USA), Movistar Partidazo (Spain). Available Streaming: BeIN Sports (USA),Fubo.TV (EVERY Real Madrid game with a high-quality and legal stream, click here to sign up and benefit from a discount for new members).<doc-sep>Real Madrid team news: How will Los Blancos line up? When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Real Madrid will be keen to get back to winning ways against local rivals Atletico Madrid after suffering a heavy defeat on Wednesday night. Los Blancos were stunned by three first half goals from Sevilla who cruised to a 3-0 victory at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Boss Julen Lopetegui now faces a big challenge to prepare his team for the Madrid derby at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Real Madrid remain second in the La Liga table – level on points with Barcelona – but defeat against Atletico would see them fall behind their rivals.<doc-sep>Sports Mole provides team news, predicted lineups and a full preview of Saturday's Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Capital rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will meet for the 163rd time in the league on Saturday night, with the Bernabeu hosting the latest instalment of the Madrid derby. Real have been dominant in this fixture over the years, but the European champions will enter this match off the back of a shock 3-0 defeat at Sevilla on Wednesday night, and have struggled at home against their rivals of late. Real Madrid © Reuters Real Madrid were handed a huge boost ahead of their trip to Sevilla on Wednesday night, with the reigning champions Barcelona suffering a 2-1 defeat at Leganes. As a result, a draw for Los Blancos would have been enough to see them top the division entering the clash with Atletico on Saturday night. Julen Lopetegui's side were second-best by a considerable distance against Sevilla, however, with a 3-0 home success certainly not flattering Pablo Machin's team. It was Real's fourth straight league defeat at the Estadio Ramon, although not many would expected it to be that comfortable. As a result, Real Madrid will enter this weekend's match in second position in the table, level on points with Barcelona. Atletico have had their own problems in the early weeks of the campaign, but Diego Simeone's side are third, and sit just two points behind the top two as things stand. Los Blancos did not really need to break a sweat in the early weeks of the 2018-19 La Liga season as they beat Getafe, Girona and Leganes to pick up nine points. Lopetegui's side were then held at Athletic Bilbao, but returned to winning ways last weekend with a 1-0 home success over Espanyol. Real might have won 86 of their 162 league matches with Atletico, but they suffered a 4-2 defeat to their bitter rivals in the UEFA Super Cup earlier this season. Both La Liga fixtures between the pair last season finished level, meanwhile, with a goalless draw at the Wanda Metropolitano followed by a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. Real have incredibly not beaten Atletico at the Bernabeu in a La Liga match since the 2012-13 campaign. Indeed, Simeone's side have won on three of their last five visits, and stayed unbeaten in the process. It might be early in the season, but there is no question that Real are under pressure to triumph this weekend. For all of their European success in recent years, Los Blancos have only won the La Liga title twice in the last 10 years, which is simply not good enough for a team of their standing. Recent form: WWWDWL Recent form (all competitions): WWDWWL Atletico Madrid © Reuters Atletico could have been forgiven for thinking that their patchy start to the season would have already put them out of the title race, but dropped points for Barcelona and Real Madrid means that is simply not the case. Indeed, Simeone's side currently sit third in the table on 11 points, and are only two points off the summit. That is despite dropping points in half of their six matches this term. The capital outfit have put three wins on the board, but have also drawn twice and lost once in the early stages of the 2018-19 La Liga season. Atletico picked up a decent point at Valencia in their first match of the campaign, before edging past Rayo Vallecano on August 25. Simeone's side then lost at Celta Vigo at the start of this month, but have drawn with Eibar, and beaten Getafe and Huesca in their last three matches in Spain's top flight. Goals have been hard to find in the early stages of the season, with just eight netted in their six matches. Diego Costa is yet to get off the mark in La Liga this term, while Antoine Griezmann has only managed two. As mentioned above, however, Atletico know what it takes to win at the Bernabeu. Indeed, that is something they have managed on three of their last five visits, and the Red and Whites have not suffered a defeat away to Real Madrid in the league since the 2012-13 campaign. The last two fixtures between the pair at the Bernabeu have ended in 1-1 draws. Atletico have certainly looked more like themselves in the last two matches, and a victory at the Bernabeu this weekend would lead them nicely into fixtures with Real Betis, Villarreal and Real Sociedad in the league next month. Atletico also opened their 2018-19 Champions League challenge with a 2-1 victory at Monaco on September 18, and will therefore bring a three-game winning streak into this match. The 2013-14 La Liga champions will once again look to frustrate Real Madrid this weekend, and then hope that the likes of Griezmann and Costa can come up with something special in the final third of the field. Recent form: DWLDWW Recent form (all competitions): WLDWWW Team News © Reuters Real Madrid boss Lopetegui has a number of injury concerns ahead of the match, with first-choice full-backs Dani Carvajal and Marcelo both expected to miss out for the home side. Carvajal has missed his team's last two league games with a muscular problem, while Marcelo picked up a hamstring injury during the latter stages of the defeat to Sevilla. As a result, summer arrival Alvaro Odriozola should come into the team at right-back, with Nacho switching to the left. Isco will also miss out after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis, meaning that Marco Asensio will again join Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale in the final third of the field. As for Atletico, Juanfran missed the 3-0 win over Huesca on Tuesday night, but the Spaniard should return at right-back, while Lucas Hernandez is in line to replace Filipe Luis on the opposite side. Simeone has decisions to make further forward when it comes to which four operate behind Costa and Griezmann.<doc-sep>
Diego Simeone's side will be looking to capitalise on Madrid's shock loss to Sevilla as they travel to the Bernabeu to contest the derby Real Madrid will host city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu to contest a heated derby clash in the capital. Julen Lopetegui's side will be having their teeth bared heading into the derby following a stunning 3-0 loss to Sevilla in midweek, as well as wanting to exact revenge after a 4-2 loss to Atletico in the UEFA Super Cup. The Madrid coach has denied the impact of Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Juventus on his team, after scoring 12 goals in their opening six matches, though Atletico are in a similar situation of struggling to score – with star Antoine Griezmann netting only twice so far this season. An upset at the Bernabeu, however, would improve Atletico's relatively slow start to the La Liga campaign and a win could give them the push they need to challenge for the title, especially just after Barcelona dropped points against Athletic Bilbao. Game Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid Date Saturday, September 29 Time 7:45pm BST / 2:45pm EST TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch In the United States (US), the game will be shown on beIN Sports and live streamed on beIN Sports CONNECT. US TV channel Online stream beIN Sports beIN Sports CONNECT In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on Eleven Sports 1 and live streamed through Eleven Sports online. UK TV channel Online stream Eleven Sports 1 Eleven Sports Squads & Team News Position Real Madrid players Goalkeepers Navas, Casilla, Courtois Defenders Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Nacho, Reguilon, Sanchez Midfielders Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Llorente, Ceballos, Valverde Forwards Benzema, Bale, Asensio, Mariano, Vazquez, Vinicius Jr Madrid will be without the likes of key players Isco and Marcelo against Atletico, as the Brazilian injured his calf midweek against Sevilla and Isco is recovering from surgery for acute appendicitis on Tuesday. They are replaced by Nacho and Asensio in the XI. Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Nacho; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Asensio. Subs: Navas, Mariano, Lucas V., Llorente, Reguilon, D. Ceballos, Vinicius Jr. Position Atletico Madrid players Goalkeepers Oblak, Adan Defenders Godin, Luis, Arias, Savic, Juanfran, Hernandez, Vitolo, Gimenez, Solano, Munoz Midfielders Thomas, Koke, Niguez, Correa, Lemar, Rodri Forwards Griezmann, Kalinic, Costa, Garces Defender Jose Gimenez is fit for the derby despite suffering an ankle knock, while Filipe Luis has been drafted in ahead of Hernandez. Gelson Martins is ruled out after picking up a bruised knee. Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Juanfran, Gimenez, Godin, Filipe Luis; Rodrigo, Saul, Koke, Lemar; Costa, Griezmann. Subs: Adan, Arias, Hernandez, Thomas, Vitolo, Kalinic, Correa. Betting & Match Odds Real Madrid are priced at odds of 21/20 to win according to bet 365, while a draw is available at 12/5. A win for Atletico is priced at 11/4. Match Preview The Madrid derby follows a stunning week in Spain when La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both lost on the same day – with Lopetegui's side rocked by a 3-0 loss to Sevilla. Neither Madrid side have been on particularly scintillating so far this season, with the two occupying second and third spots in the league table and just two points separating the pair. The European champions know that they will not be able to afford dropping more points following the shock defeat to Sevilla in midweek where they found themselves three goals down by half-time, despite remaining one point behind table-toppers Barcelona. Real Madrid have only scored once in their last two games, though Lopetegui has dismissed concerns that his side have found difficulty in front of goal, or that they have struggled to fill the Ronaldo-shaped void in their attack. Article continues below Atletico eased to a 3-0 win in midweek against Huesca and still look to provide a decent title challenge despite not having yet seen the best of Griezmann, though it is only thanks to the likes of their rivals dropping points that they remain a contender to win La Liga. The absences of Marcelo and Isco for Real Madrid will also give Atletico confidence. Diego Simeone's men will likely head into the derby refreshed and recharged as they are aware that taking advantage of Real Madrid's inconsistent form and the fatigue of key players such as Luka Modric will be crucial going forward.