No two teams from the same country have met more often in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (UCL) than Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid (ten times), and there will be extra intensity in this first leg of the round of 16 after the former lost 2-1 to Real Betis on Saturday, a result that saw Atlético move above them in La Liga. KosovaPress.

Los Blancos advanced to the knockout round of the UCL, where they defeated Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate, meaning the 15-time European champions have won five of their last six UCL matches here.

Players to watch: Kylian Mbappé has scored in three of Real's five home UCL games this season, with all five of those goals coming before the 65th minute - he also scored in that period when these two teams met less than a month ago. Atlético's Ángel Correa could threaten later as he has scored three UCL goals this season, all away from home after the 80th minute, according to the report. KosovaPress.

This match starts at 21:00 at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium and these are the possible formations:

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Molina, Le Normand, Gimenez, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez

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