Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live score: La Liga result, updates, stats from huge derby game

The first Madrid derby of the season already carries plenty of weight as Real Madrid travel across the city to face rivals Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano on Saturday.

Los Blancos sit atop the La Liga table, the only team in the Spanish top flight still perfect through six matches, holding a two-point lead over Barcelona.

Atleti, meanwhile, have struggled with consistency to begin the season, with just two victories in league play thus far placing them ninth in the table. Diego Simeone's side has been poor defensively, keeping just one clean sheet through six games.

While both clubs are navigating a busy fixture list with Champions League games next week, there is a heightened focus around the importance of this match both in a vacuum as a rivalry meeting and in the context of the domestic top flight.

The Sporting News is following the Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid match live, providing score updates, commentary, and analysis.

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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid score

Location: Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid, Spain)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Starting lineups:

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2, right to left): 13. Oblak (GK) — 14. Llorente, 15. Lenglet, 24. Le Normand, 17. Hancko — 20. Simeone, 6. Koke, 8. Barrios, 23. Gonzalez — 9. Sorloth, 19. Alvarez.

Real Madrid (4-4-2 diamond, right to left): 1. Courtois (GK) — 2. Carvajal, 3. Militao, 24. Huijsen, 18. Carreras — 8. Valverde, 14. Tchouameni, 5. Bellingham, 15. Guler — 10. Mbappe, 7. Vinicius Jr.

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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live updates, highlights from La Liga

15 mins to kickoff: Four of the last nine Madrid derbies in La Liga have ended with a level scoreline. Can Atletico Madrid manage to snatch a point once again today? They would surely be happy with that result if it were to come to pass.

Last 3 Madrid derby in LaLiga:

1-1 draw
1-1 draw
1-1 draw

Four of the last nine Madrid derby in LaLiga ended in a 1-1 draw. pic.twitter.com/HKqhrDOzvE

— StatMuse FC (@statmusefc) September 27, 2025

30 mins to kickoff: Xabi Alonso has selected eight different lineups in his eight matches in charge of Real Madrid so far this season. How will Jude Bellingham look today in his first start since shoulder surgery?

1 hour 15 mins to kick: Now the Atletico Madrid lineup is in as well. Diego Simeone is going with a more classic 4-4-2 rather than the temptation to use five along the back against a strong Real Madrid side. He has dropped Antoine Griezmann and gone with Alexander Sorloth up front alongside Julian Alvarez.

1 hour 30 mins to kick: The Real Madrid starting lineup is already out, and indeed Jude Bellingham starts! He is in the XI alongside Fede Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Arda Guler in what is likely a 4-4-2 diamond reminiscent of the Carlo Ancelotti days. It is Franco Mastantuono who is the unlucky one to be dropped for the England star.

1 hour 45 mins to kick: Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was once on the other end of this derby, playing three years for Atletico Madrid on a rare multi-year loan deal from Chelsea. From 2011-14, he helped the club win a La Liga title, a Copa del Rey crown, a Europa League title, and a spot in the 2013/14 Champions League final.

The incredibly successful spell led the club to lay a small plaque for his services to Atleti. Yet now, as he plays on the other side of the Madrid derby, fans have taken to throwing trash on the plaque to make their feelings on his current situation known.

🚨 Atleti fans have thrown rubbish on Thibaut Courtois' plaque at the Metropolitano ahead of the Madrid derby.

The club laid the plaque for the goalkeeper for his time with them. pic.twitter.com/VcgVWQH4KQ

— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) September 27, 2025

2 hours to kickoff: One of the toughest decision for Xabi Alonso moving forward is how to bring Jude Bellingham back into the starting lineup for Real Madrid.

Bellingham has been occupying the No. 10 role since joining Real Madrid, shouldering a heavy load in midfield. In his absence, however, Arda Guler has been a revelation, exceeding all expectations. Now, coach Xabi Alonso faces a choice: replace an in-form Guler or move Bellingham back to the base of midfield, displacing either Federico Valverde or Aurélien Tchouaméni, both regular starters for the club.

Xabi Alonso made it sound like he's leaning towards the former, but that could simply be a smokescreen.

You previously said that Bellingham is a midfielder…

Xabi Alonso: He is an attacking midfielder. He can play a role in building attacks and finishing them.

He has the ability to cover wide areas. We need his flexibility and versatility. pic.twitter.com/d6mPMUEE03

— Real Madrid Info ³⁶ (@RMadridInfo) September 26, 2025

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid kick off time

This La Liga match kicks off from the Metropolitano on Saturday, September 27 at 4:15 p.m. local time in Madrid, Spain. Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid lineups, team news

With such a short turnaround in between matches, Simeone will rotate his options, as Alexander Sorloth returns following a one-game suspension for the Rayo game.

Midfield pair Johnny Cardoso and Thiago Almada remain sidelined through injury with Jose Maria Gimenez not ready for a match return following an ankle issue.

Club captain Koke is unlikely to start three successive games, with Nico Gonzalez set to come in, alongside a start for Marc Pubill at right-back.

Atletico Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2): Oblak (GK) — Llorente, Lenglet, Le Normand, Hancko — Simeone, Koke, Barrios, Gonzalez — Sorloth, Alvarez

Atletico Madrid subs: Musso (GK), Kostis (GK), Galan, Pubill, Ruggeri, Molina, Baena, Gallagher, Seidu, Griezmann, Martin, Raspadori.

Real Madrid's injury list has not changed following the trip to Levante, but Alonso will look to freshen things up. with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy still out.

Alonso has hinted a start for Jude Bellingham, after two cameo substitute appearances, and the England international could start over Dani Ceballos with captain Dani Carvajal back after being rested in midweek.

Someone had to come out of the regular XI to make way for Bellingham, and the unlucky man is Franco Mastantuono meaning Arda Guler, Federico Valverde, and Aurelien Tchouameni are all involved.

Real Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2 diamond): Courtois (GK) — Carvajal, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras — Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Guler — Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

Real Madrid subs: Lunin (GK), Mestre (GK), Alaba, F. Garcia, Asencio, Camavinga, Ceballos, B. Diaz, Rodrygo, Mastantuono, G. Garcia, Endrick.

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions: