The Brazilian playmaker believes Los Rojiblancos can get a positive result against their noisy neighbours as Vicente Calderon prepares to host the Madrid derby.
Last time http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon for their next taste
of domestic competition.
Los Rojiblancos have failed in their pursuit of three points against Real Madrid in the last 13 years but will look to make up for lost time if on-loan midfielder, Diego, is to be believed.
Ahead of the midweek fixture, the former Juventus star admitted that they go into the match as the underdogs but have nothing to fear against Los Blancos.
He praised the opponents as the best side in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 at the moment but believes El Cholo’s side have the home advantage and will look to get all three points on offer.
The 27-year-old attacker also took out time to talk about Atletico’s barren run against their cross-town rivals and believes they should not rue such statistics but use them as their motivation for the match.
"We will be facing the best team in the league but we'll go for the win and we'll see what happens."
"Madrid are not invincible, but they are the leaders and you have to respect them. But we must not forget that we are at home and that must motivate us.”
"It is clear that going this long without beating Madrid is not normal, but we're not obsessed. We are very motivated and we hope to end the streak."
El Cholo and his men need the support of the Atleti faithful for the crunch La Liga encounter to get a favourable result from the match and maintain their European competition hopes with a handful league matches remaining.
After a summer of heavy spending, the outfit from Vicente Calderon have given inconsistent displays throughout the course of the season. Los Rojiblancos are 7th in Primera Division rankings, seven points adrift of Champions League qualification
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