The two teams have met 164 times in the history of La Liga. Real Madrid has the upper hand with 87 wins, 38 draws and 39 losses, scoring 289 goals and conceding 216 goals. On the road, Real Madrid faced the Shelters 82 times, with a record of 35 wins, 23 draws and 24 losses, scoring 132 goals and conceding 122 goals. Real Madrid has remained unbeaten in the last six league games against Atletico Madrid. The last time they lost to their opponent was in the 2015-2016 season, when Zidane led the team to a 0-1 defeat. When the two teams met in the league last season, Real Madrid remained unbeaten with one draw and one loss. However, the two teams have played against each other in warm-up matches this summer, with Atletico Madrid sweeping Real Madrid 7-3.

In the 8th minute, Real Madrid made a mistake in intercepting the ball in the midfield. Diego Costa distributed the ball. Felix took the ball to launch a counterattack. Ramos tried his best to chase but failed to catch up with Atletico Madrid's forward. Felix hit the goal with his right foot on the right rib of the penalty area and the ball flew out of the left baseline. In the 10th minute, Cross scored the ball in the frontcourt, and Bell missed the goal with his left foot from outside the penalty area.

In the 22nd minute, Nacho defended Trippier and got a yellow card for stepping on someone. In the 24th minute, Valverde hit the goal high with his right foot during a chaotic corner kick. One minute later, Bitolo hit the goal with his right foot from the left rib of the penalty area. In the 26th minute, Benzema received a pass from Hazard and hit the goal with his right foot but was blocked by the defender. In the 27th minute, Nacho hit the goal with his right foot in front of the penalty area and was blocked by the Atletico Madrid defender. Then Real Madrid got a corner kick. Cross received the ball from Hazard and hit the goal with his right foot from the left rib of the penalty area, but the Atletico Madrid defender flew to block the hole.

In the 37th minute, Cross hit the goal with his left foot in front of the penalty area but was saved by Oblak. In the 39th minute, Thomas Partey passed the ball in front of the penalty area. Felix followed up and volleyed with his right foot. The ball missed the left post and flew out of the baseline. There was 1 minute of added time in the first half. After that, the two sides made no achievements. At the end of the half, Real Madrid was temporarily tied with Atletico Madrid 0-0.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid made the first substitution, with Vitolo replaced by Angel Correa. In the 49th minute, Diego Costa made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Angel Correa headed the ball high. In the 55th minute, Bell received a pass from Benzema in front of the penalty area and hit the goalkeeper with his left foot. In the 57th minute, Bell received a pass from Nacho on the left side of the penalty area, hit the goal with his left foot and fired an anti-aircraft gun.

In the 61st minute, Lodi was replaced by Lemar. In the 64th minute, Kroos won a free kick in the frontcourt for Real Madrid. Casemiro took the penalty with his right foot and hit the goal over the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Valverde was replaced by Modric. In the 70th minute, Marcos Llorente came on to replace Felix.

In the 71st minute, Bell scored the ball in the frontcourt. Modric hit the goal with his right foot from the right rib of the penalty area. The ball missed the left post and flew out of the baseline. In the 75th minute, Nacho made a pass from the front, and Benzema outflanked the header from the center. The ball was saved by Oblak with one palm. Real Madrid missed the perfect opportunity to score.