The first Madrid derby of the season is held this Sunday at 16:15 hours at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, with the match available on DAZN
Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid face each other this Sunday, September 20, at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the seventh round of LaLiga EA Sports. The match will start at 16:15 hours and can be followed live through DAZN and Orange TV.
The duel comes before the international break and pits two teams situated at the top of the standings against each other. Atlético approaches the match after thrashing Osasuna 4-0, while Real Madrid arrives after defeating Elche 2-3.
Schedule and where to watch Atlético-Real Madrid
The derby will be held this Sunday September 20 at 16:15 hours at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
The match can be watched live on DAZN, as well as through Orange TV.
The absences of Real Madrid
José Mourinho will not be able to count on Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo, the three injured players who remain out of the squad. The rest of the available squad has been included in the list for the match.
In Atlético, Pablo Barrios and Alexander Sørloth are listed as injured absences, while Julián Álvarez has returned to training with the group and is available for the match.
Possible lineups
The official lineups will be known shortly before the start of the match. In the previous forecasts, Real Madrid could line up with Courtois; Dumfries, Konaté, Huijsen, Cucurella; Tchouaméni, Valverde; Arda Güler; Bellingham, Vinícius, and Mbappé.
Atlético, for its part, could opt for Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Cristian Romero, Le Normand, Grimaldo; Koke, Hjulmand, Álex Baena, Kang-in Lee; Jonathan David and Lookman.
Simeone and Mourinho meet again in a derby
The match also represents the confrontation on the benches between Diego Simeone and José Mourinho. In the preview, the Argentine coach highlighted his admiration for the Portuguese coach and emphasized the need to maintain concentration during the match.
Atlético arrives at the match with four victories, one draw, and one defeat in the first six rounds, while Real Madrid has accumulated five wins in La Liga and arrives at the Metropolitano after winning in Elche.