Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid

Atletico de Madrid will refuse to give rivals Real Madrid - the newly crowned LaLiga champions - a guard of honour before their huge local derby at the ...

“We have to respect our club, the employees of the club and respect their decision. “There’s always a lot of politics behind it, but the best thing would be for LaLiga or a federation to make some sort of rule,” he concludes. “I think the history of Real Madrid is above everyone that is going to play in the match. They insist that to give Real a guard of honour would go against and disrespect their own supporters and is simply not the right thing to do. The club will decide and we'll do whatever is necessary.” For weeks, press in Spain have intensely asked the question - will Diego Simeone’s side, themselves champions last season, give their opponents a guard of honour?

When a league champions is crowned in Spain, it's tradition that the team is recognized by its next opponent by a "guard of honor".

Barca have the title, which is what they wanted, but there will be no guard of honor. "Some people want to turn what was born as a gesture of recognition to the champion into a public toll to be paid by their rivals, with the aim of humiliation," the Atletico Madrid statement read. The Spanish one has this guard of honor for their rivals, [but] as an example, where I come from we don't use it. "Under no circumstances are Atletico Madrid going to collaborate in this attempt at mockery in which the true values of sport are completely forgotten. But never was such an exaggerated and artificial expectation or controversy generated as what we have been experiencing in recent weeks." Real Madrid had confirmed the crowning achievement the week prior with a win over Villarreal, eventually finishing five points above second-placed Barcelona.

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Real Madrid has already won the title but Atletico Madrid is in a fierce battle for Champions League places as the two bitter rivals meet at the Wanda ...

35 mins to kick: Real Madrid will see 23-year-old Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin start in net for the first time in league play this season. It's been a very nervy start for Real Madrid, who's been both messy on the ball and disorganized off it. Most notably, Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois both start on the bench, with Andriy Lunin in goal and Mariano up front. The angle of the shot was tight, but he had plenty of the goal to shoot at. Meanwhile, the hosts have produced a riveting display as Atleti pressed Real into multiple mistakes, and while it came on a dubious decision via VAR, Atletico Madrid is in front on Carrasco's penalty. Real Madrid breaks quickly down the other end through Asensio, but his outside-foot feed is intercepted at the last moment. The Madrid defender was beat and threw his body into the opponent. The VAR official is the only referee not to have overturned a decision yet this season, but a penalty is given!!! Marcos Llorente also received a yellow for dissent while arguing for the decision before it was sent to VAR. Oblak, again, is furious with his defensive teammates, who have allowed a few more openings to Real Madrid this half. Diego Simeone needed the victory badly as the club pushes for a top-four finish, and came away with the prize. Ancelotti's next task is to navigate the coming weeks with as few injuries as possible while also seeing his best players not lose form, which is a difficult tightrope to walk.

Atletico Madrid held on to beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday in an edition of the city's derby with less on the line than in ...

We have a responsibility to the fans and the club to maintain this level to the end. In the Spanish league no game is easy." We have three games left and then the Champions League final, we'll have to work hard to win the trophy. "The idea is to have the whole squad available on the 28th. "The boss picks the team," Vazquez said. "Karim was tired, he hadn't recovered," Ancelotti said after the match.