Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid: Preview, Live-Stream, TV Info
The giants of the Spanish capital clash in La Liga on Saturday, as Real Madrid host Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Los Blancos are seated at the summit, but Barcelona are just two points behind their Clasico rival.
Atletico have made progress in recent weeks, climbing to third after Sevilla's shocking loss of form.
The Vicente Calderon club has little chance of puncturing the top two places in the division, but pride will be at stake as they battle their local rivals.
Here is how you can watch the derby.
Date: Saturday, April 8
Time: 3.15 p.m. BST / 10.15 a.m. ET
TV: beIN Sports USA
Stream:ย beIN Sports CONNECT,ย fubo.tv
Preview
There is always bad blood when the regal team of Madrid meets Atletico in derby action.
Real are in cruise control at the top of the division, and Atleti would be more than happy to do Barca a favour at the Bernabeu.
Colchoneros boss Diego Simeone has been disappointed with his club's fans in recent weeks and went as far as comparing them toย Madridistas.
Simeoneย accused his team's fans of being "asleep" and "like Real Madrid's fans" during the recent 1-0 win over Real Sociedad in La Liga, according to Alberto R. Barbero for Marca.
Television images reportedly captured Simeone addressing his supporters as follows: "Come on, guys. Are you asleep? What's wrong?ย There's not long left, so cheer the team or else you'll be like Real Madrid's fans.ย Get rid of the sandwich and shout, because it's almost finished."
The comments will not have gone down well with certain sections of the Atletico fanbase.
Real were comfortable winners when they met their neighbours at the Calderon in November, triumphing 3-0, but Atletiย have stabilised since Christmas.
Cristiano Ronaldo slammed in a hat-trick that day, and Atletico will need to produce their best defensive efforts to stop the Portugal captain on Saturday.
Ronaldo was rested, along with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema,ย for the match against Leganes on Wednesday, preparing them for a huge effort in the derby.
The iconic 32-year-old remains as dangerous as ever, having scored 19 goals in 23 league appearances this term, according toย WhoScored.com.
It is always impossible to predict a winner in a derby match, but form is on the side of Real as they march to the title.
This will be one of the hosts' most difficult challenges of their remaining league programme, and any slip will blow the doors wide open for Barca to take control of their destiny.
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