This Madrid derby match is always difficult for both teams regardless of Real Madrid's slightly stronger strength but Atletico Madrid has much greater motivation especially when they play at home.
However, at this time I see that Real Madrid still has not found its best performance even though they have many potential players but there is no strong chemistry between them so that this can still be utilized by Atletico Madrid to win the match later.
Real Madrid is not a bad team this season even though in several matches at the beginning of this season Real Madrid did not look quite optimal in the performance they showed in La Liga. But I don't think that Real Madrid will be immediately slaughtered by Atletico Madrid in the match this weekend because Real Madrid players are actually more enthusiastic when facing big teams like Atletico Madrid and others because it is a challenge that Real Madrid must be able to complete every season.
The beginning doesn't justify the end and even though Real Madrid didn't start well as expected by everyone, I'm pretty sure they'll do well at the end. They're currently correcting their past errors by winning the recent games and the most important thing is that they've not lost any match cause if they had, the point gap between them and Barcelona would've been much more than it is currently and they've been in the 4th position below Atletico Madrid, four points gap is not a very difficult one to cover up it would take Barca to lose or draw for Real Madrid to meet up but they ought to be very careful not to lose when facing Atletico Madrid on Sunday, it's going to be a tough one and winning that match is not really assured cause Atletico Madrid is a tough side and moreover Real Madrid is the visiting team so a draw could be considered but not losing.