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
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid CF | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 18 | 52 | 54 | |||
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 50 | |||
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 47 | |||
| 4 | Sevilla FC | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 42 | |||
| 5 | Valencia CF | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 41 | |||
| 6 | Villarreal CF | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 35 | |||
| 8 | Eibar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 27 | |||
| 9 | RCD Espanyol | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruña | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Getafe CF | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 20 | |||
| 16 | UD Almería | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Córdoba CF | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Granada CF | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 18 | |||
| 19 | Elche CF | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Levante UD | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 16 |
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