By Jamie Barton ,
1 hours ago
José Mourinho makes his long-awaited return to one of the biggest fixtures in Spanish football as Real Madrid travel to Atlético Madrid , and you can follow it all live right here, with ESPN.
It has been more than 13 years since Mourinho faced off against Diego Simeone in this fixture, when Atlético beat Real 2-1 after extra time in the 2013 Copa del Rey final.
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These two managers met again the following year, when Mourinho's Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League in the semifinals at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Adrián López, Diego Costa and Arda Turan. That was the last time Simeone and Mourinho have been in opposite dugouts.
Both sides enter the game in decent if unspectacular form. Real have won five of their opening six LaLiga games -- against Espanyol , Real Sociedad , Malaga, Rayo Vallecano and Elche -- but have looked unconvincing at times, never more so than when they were beaten 1-0 at Real Betis , with Kylian Mbappé missing a late penalty.
It was a similar story in Mourinho's first Champions League game back in charge, as goals from Mbappé and Federic...