La Liga 2023: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, TV channel, team news, lineups, prediction

This weekend, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid square off in the Madrid derby, one of the most important games in Spanish football's calendar.Only one of the Madrid teams is competing for the championship, which is unusual compared to most recent seasons, and even that will be challenging. Real Madrid presently trails Barcelona by eight points. Also, the leaders are no longer need to compete in European football because Manchester United eliminated them from the Europa League. For Atletico Madrid, it has been a forgettable season. They are 10 points behind their local rivals in fourth place in La Liga. Not surprisingly, they also placed last in their Champions League group. The current season's objective is to guarantee Champions League qualifying.

Where are Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid playing

• Location: Madrid, Spain
• Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
• Saturday, February 25th
• Kick-off Time: 17:30 GMT; 12:30 ET; 09:30 PT
• Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano
• Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid H2H Results (Last Five Games)
• Real Madrid: 3 wins
• Atletico Madrid: 1 win
• Draws: 1

How to Watch Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid Live Streaming

Country	TV channel or live stream
United Kingdom	ITV X, ITV 4, LaLiga TV, Viaplay UK
USA	ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Canada	TSN5, TSN+

Real Madrid team news

Real Madrid will probably be missing two players when their local rivals come to town. Backup forward Mariano Diaz is not anticipated to return, while Ferland Mendy is still out with a hamstring injury.The good news is that Aurelien Tchouameni, who missed the midweek match against Liverpool due to the sickness, is now well and might start. Nevertheless, due to injuries sustained in that game, David Alaba and Rodrygo will not be participating in the encounter.Nacho Fernandez may now start as left back thanks to this.

Atletico Madrid team news

Rodrigo De Paul and Thomas Lemar are two prominent absentees for Atletico Madrid going into this crucial match. Due to a muscular injury received in the most recent game versus Athletic Club, the former is out.Lemar doesn't seem to have a chance of recovering in time to play against Real Madrid. Jose Maria Gimenez's replacement in the backline might be Stefan Savic, who is making his comeback after a ban. Alvaro Morata may receive a start from Diego Simeone, according to rumours.

Atletico Madrid's predicted lineup vs. Real Madrid

Predicted Atletico Madrid lineup (4-4-2): Griezmann, Morata; Llorente, Barrios, Koke, Carrasco; Oblak, Molina, Savic, Hermoso, Reinildo.

Atletico Madrid predicted lineup vs Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid predicted lineup (4-4-2): Oblak; Molina, Savic, Hermoso, Reinildo; Llorente, Barrios, Koke, Carrasco; Griezmann, Morata.

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid prediction

In this Madrid derby, Atletico Madrid are clearly the underdogs.The gap is wider this season than it has been in recent years, and it would take a superb display for Simeone's team to take all three points.Real Madrid may have been in action at Anfield in midweek, but they have a deep squad and are in a very good run of form. They will back themselves to win the title still, and in order to do that, there can be no more mistakes.

Prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico Madrid