Summary
Atletico Madrid is set to play Real Madrid in a Spanish La Liga match at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The game will take place on Saturday, September 26, and Real Madrid has won its first six league matches of the season. Real Madrid's new coach, Xabi Alonso, cautions against being overconfident as he prepares for his first Madrid derby in this role.
Key Facts
- Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will face off in a La Liga match.
- The match is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, at 4:15 PM local time in Madrid.
- Real Madrid's coach, Xabi Alonso, is leading his first Madrid derby as the new coach of La Liga's leaders.
- Real Madrid has won all six of their league games this season.
- Atletico Madrid has won two out of their six league matches.
- Real Madrid has not beaten Atletico Madrid in the league over the past two seasons.
- Xabi Alonso has previous experience managing against Atletico while at Bayer Leverkusen.
- Atletico coach Diego Simeone has been in charge for 14 years and has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid.
