T.The second Madrid derby of the 2020/21 LaLiga Santander season is one of the biggest matches of this season and both Atletico and Real Madrid aiming for a victory of a statement.
One of the big selection question marks that came into the derby was over Karim Benzema, as the French forward was injured. But the big one Real Madrid news prior to the match is that Benzema begins.
He is attacked by Rodrygo and with Marco Asensio, while the rest of the Real Madrid team record writes itself as soon as current injuries are taken into account.
As regards Diego Simeone, he chose to omit Joao Felix of his starting XI, which will shock some after the Portuguese scored last weekend.
The lineups of the Madrid derby
The complete Atletico Madrid starting line-up is as follows: Jan Oblak; Kieran Trippier, Stefan Savic, Felipe, Mario Hermoso, Yannick Carrasco; Marcos Llorente, Koke, Thomas Lemar; Angel Correa, Luis Suarez
The complete Real Madrid starting line-up is as follows: Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Raphael Varane, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio