Played
December 2, 2012 8:00 AM EST
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee:‬ Alberto Undiano‎
Attendance:‬ 79000‎
 
 
66′ Mesut Özil
 

Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid Preview: Simeone's side out to break derby hoodoo

Los Rojiblancos have not beaten their crosstown rivals since 1999, but head into the 258th Madrid derby eight points clear of Jose Mourinho's charges in the Liga standings

By Karthick Arvinth

Radamel Falcao - Atlético Madrid v Sevilla
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  PROBABLE LINEUPS

REAL MADRID

Casillas
Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao
Khedira, Alonso
Di Maria, Modric, Ronaldo
Benzema
ATLETICO MADRID

Courtois
Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe
Gabi, Suarez
Koke, Costa, Turan
Falcao

Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol will miss Saturday's crunch meeting with Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The defender suffered an ankle injury in the 3-0 Copa del Rey win over Alcoyano and joins Gonzalo Higuain, Marcelo and Michael Essien on the sidelines.

Coach Jose Mourinho is likely to recall all his big guns for the clash but will have to choose between Mesut Ozil and Luka Modric to fill the creative midfield role.

Thibaut Courtois has recovered from a bout of illness and will start in goal for Atletico.

Winger Cristian Rodriguez (thigh) is almost certain to miss out, but Mario Suarez is available after serving a one-match suspension.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Real Madrid have won just three of their last six matches in all competitions (W3, D2, L1).
  • Los Merengues have averaged 3.3 goals in their six home Liga fixtures this season - the highest in the Primera Division.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured, right) has scored five goals in his last two appearances against Atletico Madrid.
  • Atletico Madrid are on a five-match winning run across all competitions.
  • Los Colchoneros have lost 17 of their last 23 meetings with Real, with the rest being draws.
  • Atletico have not held this big a lead in the points table over Real heading into a Madrid derby since the 1995-96 season, when the former went on to win La Liga.


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Available Squads
1Iker CasillasGoalkeeper
3PepeDefender
4Sergio RamosDefender
15Fabio CoentraoDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
6Sami KhediraMidfielder
10Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
22Ángel Di MaríaMidfielder
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
9Karim BenzemaStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
19Raphaël VaraneDefender
2Ricardo CarvalhoDefender
8KakáMidfielder
16Luka ModricMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
-Jose RodriguezMidfielder
13Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper
2Diego Godín LealDefender
2Cata DíazDefender
20JuanfranMidfielder
23MirandaDefender
4Mario SuárezMidfielder
19KokeMidfielder
11Arda TuranMidfielder
14GabiMidfielder
9Radamel FalcaoStriker
24Diego CostaStriker
25Sergio AsenjoGoalkeeper
6Domingo CismaDefender
-SilvioDefender
5TiagoMidfielder
8Raúl GarcíaMidfielder
25Emre BelözoğluMidfielder
7AdriánStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
Striker
Barcelona
46 4
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
Real Madrid
34 6
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
Striker
Atl. Madrid
28 8
Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado
Striker
Valencia
21 5
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla
20 3