As surprising as it may seem, Real Madrid is close to elimination and sits in 24th place in the Champions League standings. Victory in Italy against Atalanta this evening is imperative for Mbappé and his teammates.
Who could have predicted that after 5 days, the real Madridreigning champion of the Champions League would only have 6 small points with 3 defeats and only 2 victories? Atalanta Bergamo, opponent of the White House this evening, is in 5th place with 11 points and 0 defeats. They are the only undefeated team alongside Liverpool and Inter. The Merengues are virtually 24th and last qualified for the play-offs of the competition in which they could sink further this evening in Italy; Ancelotti’s men have quite mixed results and Kylian Mbappé experienced moments “where I was tired but I was not depressed” recounted the number 9 of the Spanish capital in an interview given to Mouloud Achour on his show Click on Canal +. He admitted to having “exhausted”. Can his first speech in a long time and his goal on Saturday against Girona definitively revive the French striker?
Perhaps this allowed Mbappé to regain confidence like the rest of the Madrid team. We’ve seen a much sharper Jude Bellingham recently. He has also scored in his last three appearances. Carlo Ancelotti will also have the luxury of finding Vinicius absent for 4 matches. Despite these positive signs, Real will have to be wary of the latest winner of the Europa League and current leader of Serie A. Tullio Gritti’s men have not lost since September 24, 2024 and they have a string of good results. They are almost favorites in this double-edged poster for Real Madrid on the verge of elimination!
At what time and on which channel to watch the Atalanta – Real Madrid match?
The start of the meeting which will be given at 9 p.m. will be followed live on the antennas of Canal + and on our site live from 8 p.m.!
The probable compositions
The Real Madrid infirmary is full. Carlo Ancelotti must compose in Bergamo without Alaba, Camavinga, Carvajal, Mendy, Militao. The Italian manager should, however, count on major returns like that of Rodrygo or Vinicius. Atalanta, for its part, has fewer absentees with two injured: Cuadrado and Scamacca.
Atalanta Bergamo : Carnesecchi, Kolasinac, Hien, Djimsiti, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri, Pasalic, Bellanova, Lookman, Ketelaere
real Madrid : Courtois, Vazquez, Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Fran Garcia, Valverde, Ceballos, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappé, Rodrygo