Real Madrid have an array of attacking talent but will need the whole team to help plug the gaps in defence in their top of the table clash against city rivals Atletico Madrid, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will make up to seven changes and a tactical shift when his side meets crosstown rival Atletico Madrid in a La Liga derby.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has claimed his squad is in a “total emergency” following injuries to several key players. The LaLiga champions are facing a defensive crisis ahead of Saturday’s derby against Atlético Madrid.

How will Real Madrid juggle a week with two of the biggest games so far this season, while facing an injury crisis?

Real Madrid will play Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby on Saturday, February 8, at the Santiago Bernabeu. The stakes are high for the derby this time, as the

Despite sitting top of LaLiga, reigning champions Real Madrid may feel like they have a lot to prove when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday with their in-form city rivals eager to seize the momentum in the title race and leapfrog them in the table.

Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has retired from football, the 36-year-old announced on Thursday.