Antoine Griezmann is in the starting line-up for Atlético Madrid for the first time this season. Los Rojiblancos take on Real Madrid at 9 p.m. Griezmann has so far only been brought in after the sixtieth minute due to a clause in the lease with Barcelona. After the two clubs reached an agreement on Tuesday on the reduction of the previous transfer fee, Griezmann is available again from the start.
The Frenchman has unintentionally become the subject of conversation in recent weeks, when it became clear that due to the clause, he was not deployed to his new employer for more than half an hour. The agreed surrender price is according to L’Equipe reduced from forty to 25 million euros, which means that a lawsuit is off the table. Griezmann’s starting place is at the expense of Álvaro Morata. Besides Griezmann, João Félix is in the striker. Simeone sends his team onto the field with a conservative midfield in a 3-5-2 formation.
On the side of Real Madrid, Karim Benzema is still missing. The Frenchman is replaced in the striker by Rodrygo, who is a natural winger. Compatriot Vinícius Júnior is on the left side of the attack, while Federico Valverde is lined up as a hanging right winger. Eduardo Camavinga has to take a seat on the bench, which means that the midfield will be formed by Luka Modric, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Toni Kroos. There are no surprises in the back the Royal.
Atletico Madrid line-up: oblak; Marcos Llorente, Felipe, Witsel, Reinildo, Carrasco; Kondogbia, Koke, DePaul; Joao Felix, Griezmann.
Real Madrid line-up: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.