Real Madrid dey go Metropolitano on Sunday to face Atletico de Madrid for one derby wey go start 16:15, and the match dey test the feelings of both teams early for season.
For the build-up, one big question mark hang over Jose Mourinho starting eleven: Arda Guler or Yan Diomande? AS report say the Portuguese coach get only one doubt for the derby, and na between the Turkish midfielder and the Ivorian attacker.
But final decision land: Arda Guler win the battle and enter starting eleven. Diomande go wait for bench. Compared to last week game against Elche, Denzel Dumfries enter for Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Jude Bellingham return for Diomande.
Mourinho no talk too much about who is untouchable. When dem ask am if Arda Guler dey indispensable, him answer: ‘No, nobody is.’ The source talk say Guler importance dey inside the team dynamic, but e no mean say him position locked permanently.
Journalist Mario Cortegana analyse the match for La Pizarra de Quintana. Him talk say Arda Guler na the best player of this start of season, or the most different one, even though Kylian Mbappe goals dey very important and dey fill eye and statistics.
Cortegana expect Guler for the right, with Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni as double pivot. Him talk say if the eleven be as expected, from midfield go front na the same eleven wey play last season derby 5-2: Tchouameni and Valverde for double pivot, with Arda Guler, Vinicius, Bellingham and Mbappe.
Him point to Jude Bellingham as the big difference. Him talk say Bellingham dey fly now. The Metropolitano atmosphere also go get role, and Atletico doubts from early season fit disappear inside that kind environment.
Real Madrid dey second for LaLiga with 15 points and one game less. If dem win, dem go stay three points behind FC Barcelona, wey still get perfect points after dem beat Sevilla 3-1 away on Saturday.
The only Real Madrid defeat so far come against Real Betis for La Cartuja. That night nothing work: one goal disallowed and one penalty missed by Kylian Mbappe for second half stoppage time.
After the international break, Real Madrid go host Villarreal for Bernabeu on October 10. After that, dem travel to Roma for the second matchday of UEFA Champions League. El Clasico against FC Barcelona dey also begin to show for front, and dem know say dem must reach there in best form.
