The first Madrid derby of the season was memorable, but for unexpected reasons.

The match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at Civitas Metropolitano was expected to end in a victory for the Blancos, but the game had to be suspended because fans began throwing objects on the pitch.

The players left the pitch early and the game eventually restarted after a short break.

Real Madrid withstood the pressure from the home team well, but succumbed when the clock struck 93, thus dropping two points.

Tomorrow night, the two Spanish giants will face off at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. However, this time, they are the top two teams in the league standings.

A crucial game for the title race

Just over a week ago in La Liga, Real Madrid was four points ahead of Atletico Madrid and seven points ahead of Barcelona.

At the time, Real Madrid seemed to have stabilized and seemed to have the initiative in the title race after Barcelona's heavy defeat in La Liga.

However, an unexpected and controversial defeat to Espanyol changed everything and put the title race on the line in just one weekend.

After dropping three points in the last La Liga game, Real Madrid has 49 points after 22 league games. Although they are still in the lead, tomorrow's opponents - Atletico Madrid - are only one point behind them.

Therefore, if Real Madrid loses to Diego Simeone's team at the Bernabeu, they will lose their top spot in the standings and may only be one point ahead of Barcelona.

Therefore, it is obvious that the result of tomorrow's derby will decide everything. After all, it will determine whether Real Madrid wins or loses in the title race and may give them a 4-point lead in the standings.

Key stars return after rest

Even though Atlético Madrid played all their first-team players in Copa Del Rey, Simeone's team had more rest time than Real Madrid because their game finished a day earlier on the 4th.

Carlo Ancelotti and his team-mates rested several key stars on Monday and successfully secured a semi-final spot thanks to Gonzalo Garcia's last-minute goal.

Kylian Mbappe, Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham were not in the squad that night as the head coach wanted the two players to be 100% fit. In addition, the likes of Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior all came off the bench.

The three players are expected to return to the head coach's starting lineup at the Bernabeu and will be a key component of Ancelotti's plans to defeat the local rivals.

This will be a special game for Mbappe as it is his first Madrid derby as a Real Madrid player. He missed the second game due to injury.

In a further update, Eduardo Camavinga has also been given a medical clearance and will be a substitute if Aurelian Joameni is deployed in the back line. However, his chances of starting immediately after returning from injury are doubtful.

Both sides are missing defensive players

Atletico's Spanish central defender Le Normand will miss this crucial battle. He received his fifth yellow card in the last round against Mallorca and is suspended for this game.

The biggest concern for the Blancos is their defense. Eder Militao, David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger will also be unable to play tomorrow, which is a major setback to the team's plans.

Ancelotti started academy stars Jacob Ramon and Raul Asensio together in the team's cup game earlier this week. The latter maintained his level, while the former struggled and is likely to not play tomorrow's game.

Therefore, Tchouameni may partner Asencio in the back line, but it is clear that the Frenchman has performed poorly in defense in important games, and El Clasico is the best example.

Therefore, Ancelotti faces serious problems in defense, and the result of the derby may depend on these subtle choices.