Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing.

A place in the Copa del Rey semi-final was already safely secured for Atletico Madrid when two second-half substitutes combined to complete a five-star performance at the Metropolitano Stadium. Diego Simeone's side were 4-0 up against city rivals Getafe in the 86th minute when giant striker Alexander Sorloth exchanged passes with Andre Correa

Real Madrid come into the derby plagued with injury problems at the back, with Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba all sidelined.

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.

Real face an acid test in the La Liga title race, when they welcome an in-form Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu

While the Madrid derby needs no introduction, a title race makes it even spicier as first-place Real Madrid host challengers Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid have trolled Real Madrid ahead of the showdown between the city rivals in La Liga this weekend.