Atlético de Madrid, after receiving Real Murcia at Vicente Calderón, travels to Santander to face a spectacular Racing that is hav1ng the best season of its history at the hand of Marcelino García Toral. These two teams have played each other in League play in Cantabrian lands 35 times, with a balance of 14 victories for Racing, 11 draws and 10 wins for the visitors. In these matches, Racing has scored 53 goals, while Atleti has totalled 48. Last season, the team coached by Javier Aguirre won 0-1 at Los Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in the first game of the season, with Fernando Torres the author of the goal.