Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Competition: Liga Espagnol - BBVA
Date: Saturday 27th April 2013
Kick OFF Time: 18:00 (GMT)
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón - Madrid
Date: Saturday 27th April 2013
Kick OFF Time: 18:00 (GMT)
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón - Madrid
Referee: Miguel Pérez
The Madrid derby takes place this Saturday with 3 placed Atletico Madrid hosting 2
placed neighbors Real Madrid. Atletico currently trail Real by 3
points and a win in this fixture would take them level on points with
Real and also see them almost certainly qualify for next year’s UEFA
Champions League. Real Madrid will be trying to get a win but would not
be too disappointed to come away with a draw following what occurred in
Germany.
Real Madrid comes in to this game with 3 wins and 2 losses in
their last five games; their away record is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses
in their last ten matches. Real Madrid is currently placed 2
in the standings of La Liga after 32 played games; 22 wins, 5 draws and
5 losses. They have five clean sheets away and have failed to score
four times on away ground. Their top scorer is the Portuguese attacker
Cristiano Ronaldo with 31 goals in his 31 appearances. Alvaro Arbeloa
and Marcelo are both out due to injuries. Michael Essien could return
and Xabi Alonso will return from a suspension.
Atletico Madrid Football Team are currently in 3rd position in the La
Liga table with 68 points and they are certain to qualify for the
Champions League next season. They have played really well this season
and have only been second to Barcelona and Real Madrid. In their last 5
matches, they have won 3 times and drawn twice. Their recent match was
against Sevilla, which they won 0-1 playing away. This match will be
tough for them, as they are playing a top side and will need to take
advantage of being the host.
Possible line-ups:
Atletico Madrid: Courtois – Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe – Mario Suarez, Gabi – Koke, Raul Garcia – Diego Costa, Falcao.
Real Madrid : Diego Lopez – Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, Varane, Coentrao – Xabi Alonso(Callejon), Khedira – di Maria, Kaka, C.Ronaldo – Benzema.
Real Madrid : Diego Lopez – Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, Varane, Coentrao – Xabi Alonso(Callejon), Khedira – di Maria, Kaka, C.Ronaldo – Benzema.