It is a real shock at the top of the Liga which is disputed on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu. Leader of the ranking, Real Madrid welcomes its Dauphin and neighbor of Atlético de Madrid for a fire derby (9 p.m., 23rd day). Hostilities have been launched for several days and for his part, Kylian Mbappé remains focused on what will constitute a great first for him. Enough to appeal to the history of French football.
During the first leg played on September 29 at Metropolitano (1-1), Le Bondynois was not there due to an injury. He will therefore compete in his very first Madrid derby. This scenario is neither more nor less that that Raymond Kopa experienced in his time. Legend of tricolor football as well as Real Madrid, he had not participated in the first leg in 1957, but had been able to play on the return.
Atlético has the advantage
Kylian Mbappé will try to be decisive to help his team to prevail against an Atlético that Real has not beat in the championship since September 18, 2022. Since then, the two clubs have been subscribed to draws in Liga, since 'They separated good friends three times on their last four clashes, the Colchoneros also taking him home in September 2023.
All competitions combined, the trend is very clearly against Merengues with a single success on the last seven duels. It was during a semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup in January 2024, with a victory torn off at the end of the extension. On Saturday evening, Real supporters hope that Kylian Mbappé will help them reverse the favor.
