Real Madrid Play host of Rivals Atletico Madrid in a vital La Liga Derby showdown tonight in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos is currently leading the La Liga ranking with just one point while Diego Simeone haunts them in the last weeks of the season.
Carlo Ancelotti manages a defensive injury crisis and the prospect of an incoming double header against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League play -offs, but Simone has not extracted Derby since 2016.
Both parties provided a place in the Copa del Rey Semi Finals in Midweek, while Atletico Madrid drove to a 5-0 home victory over Getafe, and the charges of Ancelotti ran past Leganes via a 93rd minute winner with their closest neighbors.
Ancelotti and Simeone Fielded rotated teams in the cup, and this competitive decision will see a reversal of priorities and a more well -known look for the line -ups.
The last La Liga outing of Real Madrid was a 1-0 loss at Espanyol, and they will set a similar XI in the derby, with Diario as Raul Asencio to cover for the injured Antonio Rudiger in the central defense.
The other remaining call is left with Ancelotti expects to make a late decision between Ferland Mendy a Fran Garcia as a starter.
The Simeone team sealed a 2-0 home victory on Mallorca last weekend, and he is also forced into defensive changes, with Robin Le Normand being suspended for one match.
Jose Maria Gimenez will come in with Javi Galan who replaces Reinildo Mandava on the left for the visitors.
Antoine Griezmann will lead the attack, after scoring the bank against Mallorca, in which the Frenchman was carefully managed by Simeone in 2025.
Atletico Madrid also has the bonus of no midweek competition, after he has automatically reached the Champions League in the last 16, while Real Madrid is preparing for another trip to the Etihad Stadium.
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