Real Madrid will play Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby on Saturday, February 8, at the Santiago Bernabeu. The stakes are high for the derby this time, as the two Madrid giants are sitting atop the La Liga table.

Real Madrid are without a fit senior centre-back for two crucial games against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the next week.

Despite sitting top of LaLiga, reigning champions Real Madrid may feel like they have a lot to prove when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday with their in-form city rivals eager to seize the momentum in the title race and leapfrog them in the table.