The upcoming derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is always a highly anticipated event, but it won’t be a game that determines the outcome of La Liga. That is the view of former

First place in La Liga is on the line when Real Madrid take on Atlético Madrid in the highly anticipated second Madrid derby of the season. After stumbling against Espanyol last weekend, Real Madrid come into the Madrid derby just one point above Atlético Madrid in the La Liga standings.

The build-up to the Bernabeu clash has been overshadowed by fractious exchanges between Madrid and La Liga and the RFEF over officials