Confirmed: Real Madrid squad list to face Atletico Madrid | La Liga MD 7 | OneFootball

Real Madrid square off against neighbours and bitter rivals Atletico Madrid tomorrow afternoon at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in their final match before the international break.

Ahead of the short trip across town, manager Jose Mourinho has announced the squad list of players who will be at his disposal to face Diego Simeone & co.

There are no new additions or absentees for Real Madrid, as they go into the contest with the same set of players who were a part of the game against Elche earlier this week.

It means that Mourinho will once again be without the injured trio of Rodrygo Goes, Eder Militao, and Ferland Mendy.

All eyes will be on Vinicius Jr., whose form has been far from the expected level. The Brazilian has had problems in the past at Atletico Madrid’s home ground and it will be up to him to avoid distractions and focus on his performance.

Jude Bellingham, who was rested against Elche, is likely to reclaim his place in the starting XI for the derby, while Arda Guler is also expected to start.

It could mean marquee summer signing Yan Diomande ends up getting sacrificed after back-to-back starts.

Aurelien Tchouameni will also be one to watch out after he made his first start of the season in the midweek fixture alongside Federico Valverde in the double pivot.