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Real Madrid<\/a> are scheduled to take on city neighbours Atletico Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano this Sunday in their upcoming La Liga<\/a> match, which will be their final league game before the season\u2019s first international break.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Real Madrid have shown top-level resilience, bouncing back quickly from a surprising 1\u20130 La Liga loss to Real Betis on 4 September. Jos\u00e9 Mourinho\u2019s side then produced three tough consecutive wins in all competitions. They beat Inter Milan 2\u20131 in the UEFA Champions League<\/a>, followed that with a thorough 4\u20131 league victory over Rayo Vallecano, and then edged a 3\u20132 win against Elche to stay on track in their campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The visitors will certainly miss key figures in defence and attack, as \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o, Rodrygo, and Ferland Mendy have all been confirmed unavailable due to muscle, knee, and hip injuries, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On a brighter note, midfielder Jude Bellingham<\/a> has completely recovered from his recent problem and is expected to walk straight back into the starting XI to add creativity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n To deal with Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s wing-backs, Mourinho is likely to tweak his setup by handing Denzel Dumfries the right-back role ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold, seeking more physicality and defensive solidity alongside Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 and Dean Huijsen, while Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> leads the line up front.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Possible Real Madrid starting XI:\u00a0<\/strong>Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Valverde, Tchouameni; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n