PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 20/09)

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·18 September 2026

PREVIEW | Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 20/09)

Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid clash this Sunday at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano for round seven of the La Liga.

Atlético de Madrid have picked up 13 points and currently lie in 4th position. In their last fixture, Diego Simeone's team won 4-0 against Osasuna (La Liga 2026/27).

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Real Madrid currently have 15 points and lie in 2nd position. In their last game, the merengues won 2-3 against Elche CF (La Liga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Real Madrid winning 3-2.

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Last starting XIs

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Osasuna 2026-09-16): Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Cristián Romero, Robin Le Normand, Álex Grimaldo, Lee Kang-in, Johnny Cardoso, Koke, Álex Baena, Ademola Lookman, Jonathan David

Real Madrid ( vs Elche CF 2026-09-15): Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Fede Valverde, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé

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MANAGERS

Diego Simeone has faced José Mourinho on six occasions, recording two wins, one draw and three defeats
José Mourinho has faced Atlético Madrid on 11 occasions, recording eight wins, one draw and two defeats
Diego Simeone has faced Real Madrid on 50 occasions, recording 14 wins, 17 draws and 19 defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Real Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches conceding goals.
Real Madrid currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of four consecutive matches conceding goals.
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches without defeat.
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive wins.
At home, Atlético Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Atlético Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches without defeat.
Atlético Madrid come into this game on the back of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Atlético Madrid come into this game on the back of two consecutive matches without defeat.
Atlético Madrid come into this game on the back of two consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid have already met 245 times, with Real Madrid holding the advantage: 120 wins, compared with 62 wins for Atlético Madrid.
At the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, there is no advantage between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid: 44 wins each in 119 matches.
In La Liga, the two teams have played 178 matches, with 42 wins for Atlético Madrid, 44 draws and 92 wins for Real Madrid.