Football Previews
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Santiago Bernabéu
Date: 12th December 2021
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Real Madrid will welcome La Liga defending champions Atletico Madrid to the Santiago Bernabeu this Sunday in what is the biggest La Liga fixture of the weekend.
The hosts come into this tie fresh from a 2-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League. That win secured a top finish in the UCL and was their ninth consecutive win in all competitions.
It was also their fourth clean sheet in their last five games and in eight of those nine games, Los Blancos scored at least two goals per game.
After 16 games, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are sitting on top of the table, eight points above the rest of the league and with an impressive goal difference after scoring 35 goals and conceding just 15 all season.
They are currently ten points ahead of the defending champions, having played a game more. They will cherish the opportunity to put further distance between them and their city rivals by picking up a win in this game.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid come into this tie on the back of a 3-1 win over Porto in the Champions League. That result secured a place in the knockout round of the UCL and ensured that unlike fellow Spanish giants Barcelona, Atletico do not drop to the Europa League.
Now they return to La Liga where they are looking to get back to winning ways after losing to Mallorca in the last round.
Diego Simeone’s side have been more consistent away from home than at home this season. They have scored 2+ goals in seven of their last eight La Liga road trips and have collected the joint-third most away points in the Spanish top-flight this season ahead of this round.
They are currently sitting fourth in the table and will be desperate to pick up another win in this game to narrow the gap between them and the top of the table.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Valencia | 14:00 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Sevilla |
| Leganes | 18:30 | Villarreal |
| Las Palmas | 18:30 | Espanyol |
| Real Betis | 21:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Alaves | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
| 20 | Valencia | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 11 |
Spanish Primera Results
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
| December 14, 2024 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 3 - 3 | Real Madrid |
| Sevilla | 1 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| Mallorca | 2 - 1 | Girona |
| Espanyol | 0 - 0 | Osasuna |
| December 13, 2024 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 0 | Valencia |
| December 9, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
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