Real Madrid vs. Atletico live stream

The capital club have failed to win on their last six visits to the Vicente Calderon.

Griezmann returned from worldwide duty with France with a severely bruised left foot, but has trained this week and is expected to start.

“I’ve never had any doubts that Cristiano is the best”, Zidane told Sport English after the derby.

Griezmann – who has recovered from a foot injury sustained on global duty to face Real – has a 100million Euro release clause in his contract. We’re going into it in good shape and we’ve got players back following the global break.

Ronaldo’s hat-trick heroics against Diego Simeone’s side helped maintain Madrid’s four point lead at the top of La Liga after 12 games into the season.

Real were without midfield duo Casemiro and Toni Kroos and coach Zinedine Zidane chose to rest Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema, who had only just recovered from injury.

With Alvaro Morata missing through injury sustained on worldwide duty, the return of Karim Benzema after two weeks out is an important boost for Zinedine Zidane.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid is scheduled for an 8.45pm CET (7.45pm GMT, 2.45pm ET, 1.15am IST ) start.

Atletico are out for revenge having lost the Champions League final to Real for the second time in three seasons on penalties in May.

An end to their domestic dominance of the fixture could have serious ramifications for Simeone’s side, who will fall nine points behind Madrid if they are defeated on Saturday.

“We know each other now and maybe it will be easier for them from the point of view that they will understand that we are not a team to be underestimated”.

For Cristiano Ronaldo, there’s clearly something special about playing Atletico Madrid.

With their two major title rivals facing off, Barcelona have the chance to jump into top spot earlier on Saturday when Malaga visit the Camp Nou.

But following his country’s heartbreak, Griezmann has bounced back this season, scoring eight goals in all competitions for Atletico.

“People speak about hate between fans and the teams, but seeing this derby is magnificent and I hope we get a lovely game of football”.