The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will host the Madrid derby this Sunday evening between the traditional rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid as part of the Spanish League competitions in a match that carries great importance for both teams.

Both teams managed to secure their spots in the Champions League quarter-finals last week, with Real Madrid easily surpassing Manchester City, while Atletico Madrid defeated Tottenham Hotspur on aggregate.

Real Madrid is in second place in the Spanish League standings, four points behind leaders Barcelona, who will face Rayo Vallecano today, Sunday, at 3 PM Cairo time. Atletico Madrid is in fourth place, nine points behind Real Madrid and 13 points from the top.

Although Diego Simeone's team is not a contender for the title race this season, they are still capable of achieving a Champions League and Copa del Rey double.

The two teams have faced each other 242 times historically, with Real Madrid winning 124 matches compared to 60 wins for Atletico, while 58 matches ended in a draw.

Their first league match was in the 1928/1929 season, where Real Madrid won 2-1. In the Spanish League, the teams have met 177 times, with Real Madrid winning 91 matches compared to 42 for Atletico, and they drew in 44 encounters.

The teams have also met eight times in the Champions League, with Real Madrid winning six of them, including the finals in 2013/2014 and 2015/2016.

In the last four league encounters, three ended in a 1-1 draw, including the Bernabeu match in February 2025, while Atletico achieved an exciting 5-2 victory in the last league encounter in September 2025.

Atletico Madrid has not lost in its last six league matches against Real Madrid, with four draws, while losing only one of its last eight encounters against its rival in the Spanish top flight.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Madrid derby, having scored 22 goals for Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid during his career in Spain.

Despite Real Madrid's historical dominance in the derby, Atletico Madrid has achieved some recent successes, with the Rojiblancos winning only two of the last seven derbies in the Spanish League.