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Sai Koushik: Atletico right to make changes, winning La Liga depends on Barca results but the chance for maiden Champions League trophy is in their hands 

Rizpey: Course they should. They have a great chance in the Champions League and no disrespect to Rayo Vallecano but they're not all that 

Rayo Vallecano striker Bebe is booked for pulling back Juanfran.

And moments later Angel Correa has chance to give Atletico the lead. Juanfran throws it to Correa, whose first touch is phenomenal. He flicks it around one side of his marker and runs the other side to get it but then his shot is straight at Juan Carlos.

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Atletico Madrid come forward and Luciano Vietto beats the offside trap from a long diagonal ball. His first touch is excellent but he seems to take too long to get his shot away and Antonio Amaya blocks.

Michael: Atletico right to make changes. Should have enough to beat Rayo with this team and fans crave Champions League more than La Liga anyway

This is Rayo Vallecano's second Madrid derby in a row. At this stage last Saturday, they were 2-0 up against Real Madrid. 

But Gareth Bale scored twice as Real came back to win 3-2. 

This game won't end 3-2. They rarely do when Atletico are playing.

Rayo Vallecano forward Miku takes a good first touch to take the ball away from his marker but his shot from an angle is straight at Atleti keeper Jan Oblak.

And moments later, Javi Guerra tries an acrobatic volley but it's straight into the ground and it bounces up into Oblak's hands.

The visitors are having a go.

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I mean we all know Atletico Madrid are just going to win this game 1-0, don't we?

Tito has a chance to shoot for Rayo Vallecano but his effort from about 25 yards is blocked by an Atletico player. Not a classic derby so far.

Rayo Vallecano are looking shaky at the back, as they often are. Can Atletico Madrid take advantage?

Rayo Vallecano defender Antonio Amaya comes forward for a corner, he finds some space in the box but heads over. It's rare Atletico Madrid's defence concedes a chance like that.

Dave Wood: Atleti taking a bit of a gamble making seven changes, very un-Simeone like. Prioritising the Champions League over La Liga?

A genuinely world-class save from Juan Carlos denies Atletico Madrid the lead. Angel Correa gets into the box and fires across goal, it looks like it's creeping in the post but Carlos gets down low and his arm comes out like a telescope to touch it around the post. 

Early chance for Rayo Vallecano as Bebe gets the ball to Adri Embarba, who curls wide of the far post from just outside the box.

Here goes leg two of this La Liga title race treble bill.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone receives a touchline ban for appearing to instruct a ball boy to disrupt an opposition attack.

Atletico Madrid don't have Diego Simeone on the touchline today after he was banned for the final three La Liga matches following his role in a ball being thrown on the pitch to stop a Malaga counter-attack in their last league game.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone would be labelled "boring" in the Premier League, says Sunderland's Sam Allardyce.