At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, the 17th round of la Liga this season is about to usher in the Madrid derby, from Real Madrid home to Atletico Madrid. Over the past five seasons, Real Madrid have been unbeaten against Atletico Madrid with 6 wins and 4 draws, which is a six-point title battle that cannot be lost for both teams, and manager Carlo Ancelotti has the opportunity to break the spell of Atletico's win-win in La Liga.
At present, in the standings, Real Madrid has 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, ranking first with 39 points, leading Sevilla in second place by 8 points in one round of multiple matches, and Atletico Madrid have won 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, ranking fourth with 29 points. Last season, Atletico led the way, Real Madrid fell behind double digits, and finally Atletico won the championship with a two-point advantage.
This is the 169th Madrid derby in La Liga, and La Liga officially takes stock of the record of the two teams. In the previous 168 meetings, the two teams have scored a total of 510 goals, including Real Madrid scoring 293 goals and Atletico Scoring 217 goals, while Real Madrid have achieved 89 wins, 40 draws and 39 losses, occupying an absolute advantage.
In addition, over the past five seasons, Real Madrid have remained unbeaten against Atletico Madrid, with a record of 6 wins and 4 draws. The last time Real Madrid lost to Atletico in La Liga was in the 2015-2016 season, when they lost 0-1 at home, followed by a 3-0 away win in La Liga in 2016-2017, and the most recent La Liga meeting, Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Atletico.
Now in recent years, the Madrid derby has been reduced to a one-sided situation, Real Madrid has the absolute upper hand, and Atletico urgently need to break the record of many consecutive years of embarrassment.
For Carlo Ancelotti, who returned to the team to coach, after defeating Real Sociedad in the last round, he led Real Madrid to 39 points in 16 rounds, equaling the best start of his La Liga career in Real Madrid.
With Simeone at home in this game, Ancelotti has a goal to break the spell of La Liga's winless atletico. Ancelotti coached Real Madrid from 2013 to 2015 and has a La Liga record against Atletico of 1 draw and 3 defeats.
In addition, Real Madrid can also win the 90th victory milestone in the Madrid derby La Liga, and the lead in the La Liga table is extended to double digits, setting three consecutive records.
According to the German transfer, the total value of real Madrid and Atletico teams is 746 million euros (about 5.4 billion yuan), and the combined value of the two teams is about 1.492 billion euros, which translates into 10.8 billion yuan.