Official: Atletico Madrid starting lineup to face Real Madrid | Copa del Rey

Atletico Madrid are set to host Real Madrid in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey at the Civitas Metropolitano in a little while.

With kickoff only a few minutes away, Diego Simeone has revealed the starting lineup that he will be setting out to tackle Carlo Ancelotti and his men.

Atletico have been set up in their usual 3-5-2 formation in front of goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who will be aiming to thwart Real Madrid this time after shipping in five last week.

One of the changes comes in defence where Axel Witsel gets the nod ahead of Stefan Savic, with Jose Maria Gimenez and Mario Hermoso making up the rest of the rearguard.

Marcos Llorente starts as the right-sided wing-back while the opposite wing is occupied by Samuel Lino, who has become close to an untouchable in the side this term.

Captain Koke, Rodrigo De Paul, and Saul Niguez form the midfield trifecta that will be tasked with stopping their Real Madrid counterparts.

Meanwhile, in attack, former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata pairs up with ex-Barcelona superstar Antoine Griezmann.

👥 Estos son los 𝟭𝟭 𝗷𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 que nos representarán a todos de inicio esta noche pic.twitter.com/dht93yMEx4

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) January 18, 2024