Preview: Real Madrid vs Atletico

Real Madrid and Atletico dispute on Thursday (10 pm -Spain time-) the first assault of their Spanish Cup quarter-final. A duel, unbalanced in favor of whites who were clearly higher in the derby league and are 20 points above its neighbors in the championship, also reinforced by the valuable victory achieved against Villarreal. Opposite, Atletico who still licking the wounds of the Rico Perez, with Quique Flores dancing on the wire and the fans angry. The worst scenario for any team, but not for Atletico.

Real Madrid vs Atletico

Second derby of the teams in the season. Cup returns to measure the unequal forces. As It goes for twelve eleven years of white rule, provides virtually no surprise, and at that stage Atletico becomes more dangerous. It is the unpredictability made football team.

Real Madrid won the Liga derby in good faith, but Atletico stood up. The results covered everything. Real solved the match in 20 minutes, and when the Bernabeu was preparing for the win, Sergio Agüero signed a stirring performance of rebellion. He had no prize, but the Kun was again the great red-white hop and will be today.

Two months after that match, Real Madrid has distanced Atletico in the League and now aims to eliminate them to enter in semi-finals, where has not appearing for last five years. Exceptionally, José Mourinho has not made the starting eleven, but hinted at changes. Albiol and Lass can go out, even Özil. Arbeloa, Khedira, Granero ... More than three new faces would be too.

For Atletico, the match's name is Juanfran (also the eternal Kun). Another former Madrid player who ends up playing next to Manzanares. He's in the list, so it is possible that Quique use him. Up front Forlan and Reyes will play and team trust in them to achieve at least a goal that could be gold at the second leg in Calderón Stadium. Atletico, outside Europe and away from the Champions League classification, see Spanish Cup like the table of salvation of the season.