ATLÉTICO-REAL MADRID
Real and Atletico set for three Madrid derbies in three weeks
Los Blancos and Los Colchoneros will meet three times with the first of the trilogy coming this Wednesday as they meet in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh.
The good news for the beaten side on Wednesday in the Super Cup semi-final derby in Riyadh is that an opportunity to avenge the defeat is just around the corner. Monday’s Copa del Rey Round of 16 draw threw up another chapter of the Madrid derby with both sides set to meet on 18 January at the Estadio Metropolitano in the fourth round of the knockout tournament.
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The final of this trilogy of meetings between Rojiblancos and Madridistas will come on 4 February in the League at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Schedule issues
With the cup game being scheduled for the Thursday night at 21:30 (local time) in Madrid, LaLiga may have to reschedule Atlético’s league match for Saturday the 20th, when Simeone’s men have to travel to Granada with the Thursday night Copa kick-off not such an issue for Real Madrid as they are due to play Almería on Sunday afternoon.
In the 233 official games between both Madrid giants, it’s the side from Chamartin who hold the upper hand with 115 wins across LaLiga, Copa del Rey, now defunct Copa de la Liga, Champions League and Uefa Super Cup games. The Rojiblancos hold 58 wins with 60 matches ending in a tie.