Saturday afternoon’s Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabeu is the highlight of a La Liga Santander weekend which also features new coach Quique Setien looking to put things right at Barcelona and plenty of fascinating clashes up and down the table.
Real Madrid took a three-point advantage in the title race last weekend with a hard fought 1-0 victory at Real Valladolid, meaning Zinedine Zidane’s side now having won eight and drawn four of their last 12 La Liga games.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 against suburban neighbours Leganes, meaning one point and zero goals from their last two La Liga outings.