The defeat at Espanyol means that Real Madrid’s tour at the La Liga summit is only in front of a huge Madrid derby.
Since the title race in Spain is so tight and a lot of scope for twists, the game between the Giants of the capital will not be necessary if everything is said and done, but it could have a huge stretcher.
Madrid has not tried a defeat in Bernabeu since 2016, but visitors are in a rampant atmosphere, while the hosts continue to have exhilaration with regard to defense and compensation.
Carlo Ancelotti certainly has to tinker and juggle something. Here is the team that he could choose to visit Atletico.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – Ancelotti called the changes for Madrids 3: 2-Copa del Rey-Sieg over Leganes on Wednesday, with Andriy Lunin a rare start. Courtois is a safe bet to return on Saturday.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – Strangely enough, Ancelotti decided for 90 minutes of Federico Valverde a week in the right -back, with Vazquez lately drifting in and out of the page. However, the veteran should be recorded this weekend.
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni – The French international has shown that during this term he is a required central defender option for his many starts in Madrid’s defense. He has to fall back into the backline for the derby.
CB: Raul Ascio – Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Eder Militao are all over.
LB: Fran Garcia – In the past few weeks there have been a lot of left -backs in the past few weeks, and Garcia may have surprised Ferland Mendy in the deep card. The superior attack threat of the meticulous full-back may be necessary to support Madrid’s offer to penetrate into a compact Atleti block.
Cm: Federico Valverde – The Uruguayaner probably didn’t have to endure the entire tie on Wednesday, but he is one of the few who rarely interferes with this “tiredness” concept.
Cm: Eduardo Camavavinga – It was nothing but bad news about the injury front for Madrid lately, but Camavingas projected return from a thigh problem is a big boost.
Cm: Jude Bellingham – Ancelotti has to do something if he is supposed to keep visitors away from running amok on the counter. If he does not want to sacrifice one of his four four fours, he may have to restrict Bellinghams attacking freedom.
RW: Rodrygo – The Brazilian is better off, but he won’t get into the team on his preferred flank through his superior compatriot.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – Remarkably, this is the first time that Diego Simeone is placed for Mbappe. The Frenchman has never come across a team led by Simeone, and visitors are concerted to bring about Madrid’s latest superstar.
LW: Vinicius Junior – Vini hung a large part of 2025 and his year has not yet started. A dazzling display in the derby would be a timely return to the form.