Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Live Football Scores & Highlights 8 May 2022

Atletico Madrid host fierce rivals Real Madrid in La Liga’s capital derby on Sunday evening.

A guard of honour is traditionally bestowed upon the team in their first match following confirmation of their league title. However, Atletico have categorically ruled out “this attempt at ridicule” in the latest example of this seemingly harmless ritual taking a spiky twist.

Here’s the XI Diego Simeone may deploy that have no intention whatsoever – just to get it clear – of applauding Real onto the pitch.

Real Madrid come into Sunday’s Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid with the comfort of already having the LaLiga Santander title wrapped up, having dethroned their cross-city rivals with four games to spare this season.

Now, Carlo Ancelotti and his side have their focus fully fixed on May 28’s Champions League final against Liverpool in Paris, but they know that they can’t afford to sit back and coast their way through May.

With Atletico Madrid hosting Los Blancos at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday and fighting to secure a top-four finish this season, the Spanish champions know that they’ll have to be at their best if they are to escape without suffering defeat, and everybody who plays will do so in the knowledge that there is a spot in a Champions League final up for grabs.

Mario Hermoso is suspended for Los Rojiblancos, and Joao Felix and Thomas Lemar are sidelined through injury, giving Diego Simeone some tough decisions to make when it comes to naming his XI.

As for the champions, Eden Hazard continues this own recovery and both David Alaba and Gareth Bale are doubts.

Madrid Derby predicted line-ups

Atletico Madrid‘s predicted XI: Oblak; Savic, Gimenez, Felipe; Llorente, De Paul, Koke, Lodi; Carrasco, Suarez, Griezmann.

Real Madrid‘s predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: When does it start?

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid kicks off at 21:00 CEST, which us the local time in Madrid.

That makes Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid‘s start time 20:00 BST for viewers in the United Kingdom, while it starts at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT for those watching from the United States.

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: Where to it?

Fans in the UK can watch Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid on LaLigaTV, while the game will be shown on ESPN+ in the United States.