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Real Madrid make the short trip to rivals Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 on January 18 on the back of storming past Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final.
Vinicius Junior’s hat-trick inspired Los Blancos to a 4-1 victory over their El Clasico foes in Riyadh to secure a first title of the campaign for Carlo Ancelotti’s team after beating Atletico in the semifinal.
A derby tie will be a test for Ancelotti, but his team remain on course for a potential trophy quadruple this season, if they can win at the Estadio Metropolitano.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
What time does Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid kick off?
This Copa del Rey clash takes place at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain and kicks off on Thursday, January 18 at 9:30 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Thu, Jan. 18 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Thu, Jan. 18 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| UK | Thu, Jan. 18 | 8:30 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Fri, Jan. 18 | 7:30 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Fri, Jan. 18 | 2:00 a.m. IST |
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Copa del Rey match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | ESPN+ |
| Canada | — |
— |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | — |
| India | — | FanCode |
USA: This game will be live streamed on ESPN+.
India: This match is available via FanCode.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid lineups, team news
Diego Simeone is still without midfielder Pablo Barrios with Reinildo Mandava away on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Mozambique.
Simeone is expected to make at least one change, following their 5-3 Supercopa semifinal defeat to Real Madrid, with Axel Witsel set to come back into the defence.
Atletico Madrid (3-5-2, right to left): Oblak (GK) — Hermoso, Witsel, Gimenez — Llorente, Saul, Koke, De Paul, Lino — Morata, Griezmann.
Atletico Madrid subs (9): TBC
Despite the short gap in between returning from Riyadh and facing Atletico, Ancelotti will be relying on his key names to play successive games, with no change on the injury front.
Andriy Lunin will keep his place in goal and Luka Modric could start in midfield for the visitors.
Real Madrid (4-3-3 right to left): Lunin (GK) — Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Garcia — Camavinga, Bellingham, Modric — Valverde, Joselu, Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (9): TBC
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid prediction
Real Madrid are in a superb run of form so far this season with their only defeat coming away in league action at Atletico Madrid back in September. Los Blancos have only managed to win one of their last five matches at the Estadio Metropolitano and the hosts have enjoyed a longer recovery period ahead of this match.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid
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