Real Madrid are set to make the trip to the Metropolitano to face Atletico Madrid in La Liga and hopefully secure a victory in what has been a difficult hunting ground.

Los Blancos have won just once in their last seven visits to the ground , and Jose Mourinho will be keen to set that record straight.

Madrid will walk into the Metropolitano facing an Atletico Madrid side in a confident mood, and Marc Pubill has made it clear that Diego Simeone’s players have no intention of being intimidated by their neighbours.

Speaking to MARCA ahead of the derby, Pubill was specifically asked about facing Madrid’s attacking stars, including Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius and Jude Bellingham.

The Atletico defender acknowledged their quality but immediately backed his own team.

“They are great players and a great team, but we are too,” Pubill said.

“So we will fight on the pitch and try to beat them.”

Asked directly whether Madrid’s stars scared him, his answer could hardly have been clearer.