
Real Madrid will take on their local rivals Atletico Madrid in the Madrid Derby on Saturday, 25th February.
Los Blancos did exceptionally well in the midweek to beat Liverpool 2-5 at Anfield in the Champions despite going 2-0 down in 15 minutes.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are undefeated at the Santiago Bernabeu since March 2022 and have not lost against their bitter local rivals at home since 2016. They are trailing league leaders Barcelona by eight points in the La Liga table while Atletico Madrid find themselves fourth in the table.
The two Spanish capital clubs met each other for the first time back on 2nd December 1906 and the game finished 1-2 in Real Madrid's favour. Their latest meeting took place on 26 January 2023 when Real Madrid won 3-1 after extra time.
These two clubs have also met in the Champions League final twice in 2014 and 2016. Real Madrid won on both occasions, leaving their city rivals devastated after two agonizing defeats.

Over the years, the two Madrid giants have met a total of 231 times with Real Madrid winning 115 games and Atletico Madrid 57 games while 59 games have ended in stalemates. Atletico Madrid have scored a total of 285 goals in the fixture while Real Madrid have scored 381 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the fixture with 22 goals while Sergio Ramos is the record appearance maker with 43 appearances to his name.
Real Madrid have won three of their last five meetings against Atletico Madrid while Atletico Madrid have won just once and the game ended in a draw on one occasion. The last meeting ended in a 3-1 win for Real Madrid. Prior to that, Real Madrid won 2-1 following a 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid won 2-0 in the game prior to that following a 1-1 draw between the two sides.