Madrid start the battle at the top! Stats: Real Madrid or 2-1 Joao Derby[weirushui]

The 23rd round of La Liga ushered in a focus conversation. Real Madrid is in the Bernabeu to face the city's arch-rival Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid currently ranks first in La Liga with 49 points, and Atletico 1 point behind, so this game is not only the first battle, but also may decide the final title. Combined with the data given by the competition, this game Real Madrid will sit and hope to win, in an invincible position. In the last King's Cup quarter-final, Real Madrid edged Leganes 3-2 away with a stoppage-time goal and qualified for the last four. Just three days have passed, Real Madrid will usher in the first battle of La Liga in the early morning of tomorrow, and then three days later in the early morning of the 12th, Real Madrid will face the Champions League play-off opponent Manchester City. Ushered in 3 games in 6 days, next to face Atletico and Manchester City and other strong enemies, the devil schedule can be seen. Coming back from the winter break, Real Madrid are in good shape overall, having lost only two games on four fronts, namely a 2-5 defeat to Barcelona in the Western Super Cup, and the most recent four consecutive visitors against Espanol. The remaining nine games all win, and scored 33 goals, an average of 3.6 goals per game, strong offensive firepower.

Atletico have also maintained their strong momentum on all three lines, and they finished fifth in the Champions League group stage with 18 points from 6-2. In the Copa del Rey, they beat Getafe to boost their top spot. In the league, they were among the title contenders with a wave of 15 consecutive wins in all competitions, the longest winning streak in the club's history. The brilliant achievements of the team can not be separated from the excellent play of the players, Alvarez, Griezmann and Serot have reached 10+ goals, showing more flowering.