Gabi believes Atletico Madrid should not fear Real Madrid
Real Madrid will host their local city rivals, Atletico Madrid on Saturday. The derby is expected to be full of surprises despite Real Madrid’s brilliant form. Atletico Madrid are quite strong this season and they will definitely
be giving a tough time to their rival side.
Atletico Madrid’s midfielder, Gabi, believes that his side can give a tough competition to Real Madrid. He also expects Falcao to be fit by Saturday. However, he also admitted that in case the newly signed goal scorer is not
fit to perform, he should not be risked.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gabi-c14252 insisted that his side are confident and they have the chance to win the game against Madrid. The win against Madrid would be crucial for them since they are ninth in the league with only 16 points from 12 games.
For the past twelve years, Atletico Madrid have not won a single game at the Santiago Bernabeu. Statistically speaking, Atletico Madrid have a less chance of winning the away fixture.
Gabi accepted the fact that the fact that his side has not beaten Real Madrid for so long is simply unusual. However, he said that if they win against Los Blancos on Saturday, they will be able to lift the curse. A win would
help them end the negative run against Bernabeu and it will also aid them in raising a few points on the points table.
He said that his side is going to try and win the game and they will not sit back and defend as the game against Real Madrid will be played. He said that the team should not fear even an opposition like Real Madrid and they
should attack in order to win the game.
He then said that Atletico Madrid will try to give their fans a reason to celebrate. He said:
"This will be a special match, for the players and the fans. We will give our all to celebrate the victory with the fans."
Atletico Madrid have given up on two of their star strikers during the summer transfer window. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Forlan have both left the club and they have been replaced by one striker, Radamel Falcao.
The Colombian striker managed to impress during the opening games of the season. However, while being out on international duty, Falcao injured his abductor muscle and he is still recovering.
Gabi believes that even though Real Madrid are a tough opposition, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 should not be risked during his injury. He admitted the importance of Falcao in the first team but he thinks that rather than playing him now
and losing him for a longer time, they should simply rest him. He said:
"He is a very important player for us, but we will not force him to play and risk losing him for two months," Gabi explained.
However, he said that if there was any chance of Falcao’s recovery, he will definitely feature in the game. He was quoted saying:
"Still, if there is the chance, he will try to play."
This is going to be a very tough and important fixture for both the teams.
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