Diego Simeone explained why he rates Barcelona as the ‘best team in La Liga’ after his Atletico Madrid side drew with arch-rivals Real Madrid. Real Madrid held on to top spot in the Spanish top-flight as Kylian Mbappe’s second-half goal cancelled out Julian Alvarez’s first-half penalty at the Bernabeu.

An insight into how Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has fared in league meetings with Atlético has on Saturday been forthcoming online.And it will no doubt make for concerning reading for

First place in La Liga is on the line when Real Madrid take on Atlético Madrid in the highly anticipated second Madrid derby of the season.

Simeone has shown that versatility by being deployed at centre forward early in the season but also wing-back during a 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen in January. As the touch map below shows, he is willing to cover the ground his father's system demands in his most common role as a right winger.

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A heated Madrid Derby saw refereeing decisions take center stage, with Simeone and Real Madrid fueling the controversy. Is officiating overshadowing Spanish football?