Real Madrid hosts city rivals Atletico in what is the biggest match of the La Liga season so far, and both teams would be looking to get early bragging rights over the other in this early stages.<\/p>\n
The Spanish football experienced something rare in midweek as Barcelona and Real Madrid lost their league game on the same day.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid played against Sevilla in midweek, and the host raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half, and Real Madrid could not claw their way back in the second half. That 3-0 loss has made this game even more important added to the fact that the visitors have a good record in this fixture, Madrid fans would not be overly positive for this game.<\/p>\n
Atletico Madrid started the season poorly, but they have since returned to form.<\/p>\n
They were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo earlier, before drawing against Eibar. However, they come into this game on the back of three consecutive wins and they would be looking to continue their run in this game.<\/p>\n
Atleti are unbeaten in 4 matches against Real Madrid, although the last 3 were all draws after 90 minutes. Atleti were 4-2 winners in the UEFA Super Cup meeting after Extra Time in August.<\/p>\n
They are unbeaten on their last 5 league visits to the Bernabeu (3 wins, 2 draws).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Real Madrid hosts city rivals Atletico in what is the biggest match of the La Liga season so far, and both teams would be looking to get early bragging rights over the other in this early stages. The Spanish football experienced something rare in midweek as Barcelona and Real Madrid lost their league game on the same day. Real Madrid played against Sevilla in midweek, and the host raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half, and Real Madrid could not claw their way back in the second half. That 3-0 loss has made this game even more important added to the fact that the visitors have a good record in this fixture, Madrid fans would not be overly positive for this game. Atletico Madrid started the season poorly, but they have since returned to form. They were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo earlier, before drawing against Eibar. However, they come into this game on the back of three consecutive wins and they would be looking to continue their run in this game. Atleti are unbeaten in 4 matches against Real Madrid, although the last 3 were all draws after 90 minutes. Atleti were 4-2 winners in the UEFA Super Cup meeting after Extra Time in August. They are unbeaten on their last 5 league visits to the Bernabeu (3 wins, 2 draws).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-match-preview"],"yoast_head":"\n