Atlético de Madrid - Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League. Round of 16. Second leg)

On 12 March, the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium will host the second leg of the Round of 16 tie featuring an exciting Madrid derby between the city's top two teams. This match will determine which side advances to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Real Madrid and Atlético have faced each other six times in the Champions League, most recently in the semi-finals of the 2016-2017 season, which was won by Real Madrid with an overall score of 4-2. The winning side of this Round of Sixteen knock-out phase will face the winner of the match between PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal Football Club in the quarter-finals. 

Atlético de Madrid completed the first phase of the Champions in fifth place with a favourable balance of six victories to two defeats. The Argentinean striker, Julián Álvarez, is the top goal scorer of the season with 17 goals. Real Madrid got through to the Round of Sixteen after having beaten Manchester City in the second leg match with a spectacular hat-trick by Mbappé.