Six spots from the Copa del Rey Quarterfinals in the 2023/2024 Season have already been filled, and the remaining two will come from the respective winners of Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid as well as Unionistas de Salamanca CF vs. Barcelona. Since the Barca clash is projected to be a lopsided game, every fan at the Spanish top-flight football will have their attention set on the Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid game, which is also the second El Derbi Madrileño in January 2024.
Third Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid Game in 2023/2024
Tonight’s Copa del Rey Round of 16 encounter between Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid is the third meeting amongst two Madrid sides in the current campaign, with the former edging past their nemesis in the first clash with a 3-1 victory, whereas Real Madrid came on top against their archrivals in the last Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid game in the Supercopa de España Semfinal with a 5-3 score line after extra time last week. In other words, whoever emerge victorious tonight will be taking a 2-1 lead over the other in their season head-to-head record in 2023/2024.
If we take a look at their recent forms, Carlo Ancelotti’s Los Blancos are clearly the better side, having stay undefeated in their previous 21 games in all competitions since their 3-1 defeat to Atlético back in September 2023. During that winning streak, the team in famous white jerseys won 18 matches, including the last seven games as well as two victories against another enemies Barcelona in all competitions. Atlético, on the other hand, won half of their last 10 matches in all tournaments, and the remaining five games saw Diego Simeone’s men lost four times.
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235th El Derbi Madrileño Between Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid
The history says the Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid clash at Civitas Metropolitan Stadium, Madrid, home of the former, will be the 235th Madrid Derby (El Derbi Madrileño) between the two. The current holders for the win total in this feisty derby matchup are Real Madrid at 116 wins against Atlético’s 58 wins, with the remaining 60 games ending in all square to both sides.
For the home side tonight, they must be eager to avenge on the loss they suffered a week ago at the Supercopa de España Semfinal, since the defeat not only put a halt to their-then 1-0 record over Los Blancos this season, but the result also prevented them from a finale ticket to capture a major silverware.
With Atlético currently trail league leaders Girona FC by a huge 11 points in the La Liga table with half a season to go in 2023/2024 and that they are drawn to meet the number 1 Italian Serie A side Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Last 16, the highest chances of winning a trophy for the club this season would be the Copa del Rey. In other words, they will have to go all out in the tournament against Real this evening.
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Players to Watch in Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid: Griezmann, Morata, Vinicius Junior and Bellingham
Surely this clash will not be possible without a star-studded lineup each from both Madrid teams, and we at OtherLeague.com have Antoine Griezmann, Álvaro Morata, Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham as the possible footballers who could steal the headlines tonight. For the all-time leading goal scorer and France national team vice captain Griezmann, he is motivated to replicate the brilliant individual performances he had in the last two Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid meetings alongside his strike partner Morata, who netted a brace in the inaugural matchup between the two this season.
For the Brazilian Vinícius Júnior and potential signing of the season in 2023/2024 in world football Jude Bellingham, the duo has already contributed 26 goals and 10 assists in all competitions thus far for Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, and the goal scoring and assisting rate only mean Atlético must find ways to defend them in order to have a chance to win it all in this blockbuster Copa del Rey Round of 16 fixture.
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