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Atletico Madrid will welcome city neighbours Real Madrid<\/a> to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano this Sunday for their upcoming La Liga<\/a> match, which serves as the final league game before the season\u2019s first international break.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Atl\u00e9tico Madrid have recovered impressively after suffering back-to-back losses to Athletic Club (3\u20130) and Liverpool (2\u20131) in the opening days of September. Diego Simeone\u2019s side answered with a sharp rise in attacking output, first producing a commanding 3\u20130 win away at Real Sociedad and then overwhelming Osasuna 4\u20130 on home soil. This abrupt scoring explosion, which delivered seven goals across two games while keeping a clean sheet in each, has given the team considerable structural momentum and belief heading into the high-pressure derby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Atletico Madrid go into the Madrid derby facing notable selection dilemmas. Head coach Diego Simeone is concerned about the condition of important attackers, with Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez<\/a> listed as a serious doubt because of an ongoing muscular strain that kept him out of the previous two matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Adding to these concerns, both Alexander S\u00f8rloth and Pablo Barrios are dealing with muscular issues and will undergo late fitness checks to see if they can even make the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n