Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to help Real sink city rivals Atletico

Despite having faced each other five times already this term, fierce cross-capital foes Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid’s rivalry shows no sign of letting up.

Diego Simeone’s side, 19/10 with Coral to triumph again, have firmly emerged from the shadow of their illustrious neighbours, and remain unbeaten against Los Blancos in all competitions this campaign.

Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, will be anxious to end his recent Vicente Calderon curse, having won just one of his four visits there since taking over as Bernabeu boss.

Real still hold a far superior head-to-head record, however, with 32 victories to Atleti’s eight, and will be boosted by the return from suspension of leading scorer and superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

If Ronaldo can keep his cool, the Portugal skipper is fantastic value at 4/1 to open the scoring, or a sensational 6/1 to bag a brace or better.

Clashes between these two teams are usually billed as guile against grit, but Simeone can also boast plenty of talent able to provide silk alongside the steel of midfield shields Tiago and Gabi.

In-form France forward Antoine Griezmann has eight goals and two assists from his last six league outings, making him 15/8 in the anytime market.

Returning hero Fernando Torres will also battle Mario Mandzukic for a spot up top, although the Croatia striker seems likely to start.

After netting twice last time out, Mandzukic is 33/1 to hit a hat-trick, whilst Torres, who terrorised Los Blancos in January, is 7/1 to score last.