At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, the 17th round of La Liga ushered in the much-anticipated Madrid derby, and Real Madrid sat at home to meet Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid vs Atletico, the highlights of the game are as follows:
First: two-team situation! After 16 rounds of la Liga, Real Madrid ranked first with 39 points from 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss; Atletico ranked fourth with 29 points from 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 away to La Liga, Jovic passed and scored, and Real Madrid won the Champions League 2-0 at home to Inter in midweek; Atletico lost 1-2 at home to Mallorca in La Liga in the last round, and beat Porto 3-1 in the Champions League in midweek to advance.
Second: Real Madrid wins to consolidate the top edge + wins seven consecutive league games! Carlo Ancelotti returned to Real Madrid, the team is in the middle of the goal, real madrid has won six consecutive league games and led the La Liga table with a five-point advantage. This round of La Liga ushered in the Madrid derby, Real Madrid sat at the Santiago Bernabeu to meet the defending champions Atletico Madrid, Ancelotti is eager to lead the team to win the Madrid derby, which is also a key battle for la Liga titles this season. If Real Madrid wins Atletico, there will be almost no opponents in the title race this season, and fans will also call this Madrid derby the battle of La Liga titles Ahead of time, and Real Madrid are eager to beat Atletico to win the league for seven consecutive years.
Third: whether Atletico can defend the title depends on this battle, the back line is full of wounded soldiers! Atletico's junior game has been opened by Real Mara by 10 points, and if the Sheets Army wants to defend their title successfully, this away game against Real Madrid must win, otherwise it will be further widened by Real Madrid, basically losing the possibility of winning the title. Atletico's backline, Trippier, Gimenez, Fosarico and Savage were absent due to injury, and the Sheets Army's backline was in a hurry, which meant that the entire main backline was missing.
The two sides have met in the past 6 times, Real Madrid 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, slightly prevailing, the two teams met, more draws.
Injury situations on both sides: Real Madrid have Ceballos, Andyo have Trippier, Gimenez, Fosarico and Savage.