Real Madrid Injury-ravaged Real recover Benzema, Ramos for derby

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fantastic hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 to win the battle of pride.

Zidane will be without his other pure striker, Alvaro Morata, who injured a hamstring while playing for Spain over the global break. Isco was one of the best players of the game and the coach also gave some compliments to the playmaker: “Isco’s position is the “10”, but he can play in some other positions”.

Ronaldo is vying with 2015 victor Lionel Messi and the likes of Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann for the biggest individual prize in world football.

The Estadio Vicente Calderon will host a Madrid derby for the last time in La Liga before Atleti move to a new 67,000-capacity La Peineta stadium in the summer.

Catch all the goals scored in LaLiga Santander 2016-17 match played between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid on November 20,2016. We had a few difficulties at the start of the second half, but it is normal because of the pressure the opposition put you under.

Three days after their impressive win at Atletico in the derby, Zinedine Zidane’s side are back in action in the Champions League – and the French coach could pick the same side.

Atletico are nine points adrift of Real in fifth while Sevilla are third on 24 after beating Deportivo La Coruna 3-2. “I’m thinking about tomorrow and we will try to do the best to win”. “It is not his three goals that are going to change my mind”, said the Frenchman on Ronaldo’s case to be crowned the world’s best player for 2016.

Whilst Real are injury-ravaged without four key players in Pepe, Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Alvaro Morata, Atletico hope to be at full-strength should top-scorer Antoine Griezmann shake off a bruised left foot to start.

Then Griezmann suddenly came to life; striding on to a Koke pass to pull his shot across goal from a tight angle and then firing at Keylor Navas after more Real uncertainty.

“Playing against Atletico is hard, but we were incredible in terms of intensity and we were able to make the right decisions in practically every moment”.

The La Liga match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be broadcast live on BeIN Sports.