The two hated rivals, who just eight days ago put on a thrilling 120-minute show in the Supercopa de Espana, will meet again in knockout action when Atlético Madrid host Real Madrid in the round of 16 of this year’s Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid triumphed over Atleti just last week to book their place in the Supercopa final with a thrilling 5-3 extra-time victory in Saudi Arabia. Yet they have struggled at times in genuine road games at Diego Simeone’s home ground and suffered their only defeat of the season on their league road trip here in September.
Still, Los Blancos are flying high after scraping by their two biggest rivals to win their first trophy of the year and will know an early exit from the Copa del Rey is out of the question at this stage.
Atlético Madrid, meanwhile, could desperately use something to savour, knocking their bitter rivals back a notch would do the trick. They are fifth in the league table, 11 points adrift of top spot, and having been denied a place in the Supercopa final, an early exit from the Copa del Rey would be a double hammer blow in quick succession.\
Probable Lineup (3-5-2):
Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino; Morata, Griezmann
Probable Lineup (4-4-2):
Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Fernandez, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Joselu, Vinicius Jr.
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