Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League 2024-25 | Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible Lineups and Fantasy XI Prediction

Real Madrid is set to host their city rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Round of 16 first leg match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. 

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Carlo Ancelotti's managed side faced difficulties in both La Liga and UCL, and Los Blancos will be under pressure even at home. However, they will gain some confidence after knocking out Manchester City in the previous knock-out play-offs round.

Real Madrid lost their last fixture against Real Betis in La Liga, which is going to be concerning for the defending UCL champions Real Madrid  will surely have some advantage of their home crowd, but it will not be an easy matchup for them. 

On the other hand, Diego Simeone's managed side had a good UEFA Champions League run, which directly qualified them for the last 16 stage. Atletico Madrid will be confident as they recently got back to the second place in the La Liga standings.

Also, their league phase in the UEFA Champions League went well as they only lost a couple of games and went on to win six matches, finishing fifth in the league phase.

Match Details

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain

Date: Wednesday, March 4

Kick-off: 1:30 am IST, Tuesday March 4 20:00 GMT, 15:00 ET, 12:00 PT

Recent Form

Real Madrid

• Osasuna 1-1 Real Madrid (Away, Draw, La Liga)
• Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (Win, Home, UCL Knockout play-offs 2nd Leg)
• Real Madrid 2-0 Girona (Win, Home, La Liga)
• Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid (Away, Won, Copa Del Rey Semi-Final 1st Leg)
• Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid (Away, Lost, La Liga)

Atletico Madrid:

• Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Away, Draw, La Liga)
• Atletico Madrid 1-1 Celta Vigo (Home, Draw, La Liga)
• Valencia 0-3 Atletico Madrid (Away, win, La Liga)
• Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid (Away, Draw, Copa Del Rey Semi-Final 1st Leg)
• Atletico Madrid 1-0 Athletic Club (Home, Won, La Liga)

Injury Update:

Real Madrid

Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Daniel Ceballos and Jesus Vallejo are injured and will not be in the action. Jude Bellingham was suspended during the last UCL fixture and will not be a part of the UCL outing. Fede Valverde is also suffering with some muscle discomfort, and his availability is not confirmed.

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid will face Real Madrid without the services of Koke and Cesar Azpilicueta because of their injuries.

Head-to-head Stats (All Competitions)

Total Matches: 83

Real Madrid Won: 42

Atletico Madrid Won: 15

Draw: 26

Predicted Lineups

Real Madrid

Thibaut Courtois (GK), Fede Valverde, Antonio Rudiger, Raul Asencio, Ferland Mendy, Aurelien Tchouameni, Brahim Diaz, Luka Modric (C), Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe.

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Atletico Madrid:

Jan Oblak (GK+C), Marcos Llorente, Jose Maria Gimenez, Clement Lenglet, Javi Galan, Guiliano Simeone, Rodrigo De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Conor Gallagher, Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez.

Manager: Diego Simeone

Fantasy XI Prediction

Jan Oblak, Fede Valverde, Raul Asencio, Jose Maria Gimenez, Marcos Llorente, Aurelien Tchouameni, Luka Modric, Julian Alvarez, Rodrygo, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe.

Scoreline Prediction: Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Match Referees

• Clement Turpin (French)
• Nicolas Danos (French, Assistant Referees)
• Benjamin Pages (French, Assistant Referees)
• Mathieu Vernice (French, Fourth Official)
• Jerome Brisard (French, Video Assistant Referee)
• Willy Delajod (French, Assistant Video Assistant Referee)

Broadcasting Details

India: Sony Sports Network, Sony Liv, Jio TV

UK: TNT Sports

US: fubo TV, CBS Sports Network

Nigeria: Super Sport MaXimo 3, DStv Now