Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. The Madrid derby scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Vicente Calderon in Madrid and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.

What They're Saying

Atletico Madrid center-back Diego Godin (via Inside Spanish Football): "We want to win. We always want to win and even more so against Real Madrid. This is a different game, though, and just because we've won previous encounters doesn't mean we're guaranteed to win this one."

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti (via Inside Spanish Football): "The derby? It's important because the last few matches against them haven't gone very well for us. It is important that we put an end to this bad run of form and do our best to win. It will be a very complicated match, but we are confident that we'll be able to change things up for this game. We are not thinking about how much we can extend our lead over Atlético. We are fully motivated because this is the Madrid derby."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: One of the key players not available for Ancelotti—aside from Sergio Ramos (hamstring) and Marcelo (suspension)—is James Rodriguez, prompting a more attacking role for Isco in midfield. In 19 league appearances, the 22-year-old has seven goals and an average of 2.8 take-ons.

Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Moya; Siqueira, Miranda, Godin, Juanfran; Koke, Tiago, Gabi, Turan; Mandzukic, Griezmann

Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Coentrao, Varane, Nacho, Carvajal; Illarramendi, Kroos, Isco; Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Real Madrid CF21180370185254
2FC Barcelona21162357114650
3Atlético Madrid21152443202347
4Sevilla FC21133535241142
5Valencia CF21125438191941
6Villarreal CF21115535201538
7Málaga CF2110562421335
8Eibar227692531-627
9RCD Espanyol217592732-526
10Celta de Vigo216692023-324
11Deportivo La Coruña2266102034-1424
12Athletic Club2165101826-823
13Rayo Vallecano2172122238-1623
14Real Sociedad215792128-722
15Getafe CF2155111629-1320
16UD Almería2154121833-1519
17Córdoba CF213991631-1518
18Granada CF213991433-1918
19Elche CF2145121842-2417
20Levante UD2137111337-2416