2023-02-25
The match against Atlético at the Santiago Bernabéu closes a hectic February for the Real Madrid (11:30 a.m.). After winning his eighth Club World Cup and showing off in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against LiverpoolThe white team wants more and will try to take all three points in the third derby of the season.
The Merengue team arrives at this appointment with high spirits after the great game they had at Anfield. They have averaged four goals in the last five games and in three different competitions. In addition, they will try to chain their third day of the League without conceding.
“The team is much better and you can see it in the games. We are going to use all our energy to win LaLiga. As of today, we are going to fight for all the competitions,” he said. Ancelotti at the press conference prior to the derby.
The Italian can count on the call with Benzema y vinicius. Madrid’s top scorers have 18 goals each and at Anfield they gave a stellar performance with braces.
The Brazilian, voted Champions League player of the week, has scored six goals in February: against Valencia, Al Ahly, Al Hilal (2) and Liverpool (2).
He AtléticoFor his part, he started the day in fourth position with 41 points and a balance of 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. Morata y Griezmann They are their top scorers in the league competition with seven goals each.
In the three precedents of this season, Madrid has prevailed. The last one was also at the Bernabéu and the pass was achieved in extra time to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Nacho; Modric, Kroos, Camavinga; Fede Valverde, Vinicius and Benzema.
Atlético: Jan Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Savic, Mario Hermoso, Reinildo; Pablo Barrios, Koke, Saúl Ñíguez, Carrasco; Marcos Llorente and Griezmann.
Time: 11:30 AM.
Transmission: Sky Sports.