First madrid derby

Spanish La Liga Gameweek: The season's first derby between Atletico and Real Madrid will be the standout match of the seventh round of games in Spanish La Liga Gameweek 7 as Atletico look to drag themselves back into the title race and ensure their hopes are not snuffed out before the end of September.

Julian Alvarez's hat-trick on Wednesday at home to Rayo Vallecano saw Atletico come back for a late win, which keeps them nine points behind league leaders, Real Madrid, after Real won 4-1 away to Levante on Tuesday.

A win for Atletico would pull Diego Simeone's side to within six points of its neighbour, but defeat would leave them 12 points off the pace, and that would surely be too much ground to recover, even though the campaign is still in its early stages.