Atletico Madrid will be aiming to make it nine straight wins in all competitions when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against Sevilla at Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night.

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Atletico continued their excellent run of form in the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening, booking their spot in the third round of the competition courtesy of a 3-1 success over Cacereno.

The Red and Whites thumped Real Valladolid 5-0 in La Liga last weekend, while they hit Sparta Prague for six in the Champions League at the end of last month, with Simeone's side posting eight straight wins in all competitions during an excellent run.

The capital giants have won their last four in the league against Las Palmas, Mallorca, Alaves and Real Valladolid, and they currently sit in third spot in the table, one point behind second-placed Real Madrid and five from the leaders Barcelona with a game in hand.

As a result, Atletico must be mentioned as potential title contenders at this stage of proceedings, particularly due to their excellent defence, which has conceded just eight times in 15 matches, comfortably the best record in the division.

The Red and Whites are unbeaten at Wanda Metropolitano in La Liga this season, picking up 17 points from their seven matches, while Sevilla have been victorious in just one of their seven away league fixtures in 2024-25, which is an indication of the size of their task.

Sevilla will bring a three-game unbeaten run into this clash, though, picking up four points from their last two league games against Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna, before beating Olot 3-1 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday night.

Garcia Pimienta's side have not lost since a 1-0 reverse to Leganes on November 9, but it has once again been an underwhelming campaign to date, with 19 points leaving them in 11th spot in the table, already 10 points off the Champions League spots.

Sevilla's defensive record this season is relatively strong, only conceding 19 times, but they have struggled down the other end of the field, scoring just 14 goals, which is the joint-third worst attacking record in the division.

Los Nervionenses finished 14th in La Liga last term, which proved to be their worst campaign since being relegated in 2000, and they look some way from the side that finished fourth in three straight seasons between 2020 and 2022.

Sevilla actually beat Atletico 1-0 when the two teams last locked horns at Estadio Ramon back in February, but they suffered a 1-0 defeat in the contest at Wanda Metropolitano at the end of 2023.

Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:

Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez

Sevilla possible starting lineup:

A Fernandez; Carmona, Bade, Salas, Pedrosa; Sow, Gudelj, Lokonga; Lukebakio, Romero, P Fernandez