The Atleti legend believes Los Rojiblancos can triumph over their noisy neighbours in the Madrid derby on Wednesday.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lock horns for the bragging rights in the Spanish capital on April 11, 2012. With the latter failing to beat the former in 13 years, the balance is tipped in the favour of Los Blancos.
However, with Jose Mourinho’s men dropping 6 points in their last 5 matches, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Pablo Simeone’s side can enter their names in the history books as the team to defy the odds and defeat the Galacticos v2.0 in front of home fans.
Reflecting on the situation, Atleti fan-favourite http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done, predicting the score board to read 2-1 at the time when the final whistle will be blown.
The famous left-winger added that the domestic meeting is equally important for the two Madrid clubs. Los Blancos have seen their lead at the top of Primera Division rankings drop from 10-points to 4, while Atletico Madrid have their own set of problems.
Los Rojiblancos find themselves in 7th place in La Liga points table and the retired Portuguese footballer believes they cannot fail at this stage of the season.
With 7 matches remaining until the end of the 2011/12 season, Diego Simeone’s men are 8 points adrift of automatic qualification for UEFA Champions League.
Futre claimed that the league encounter against their arch-rivals is a must-win for his former side and believes they cannot afford to disappoint the fans.
“I am betting on a 2-1 victory for Atletico," Futre said while talking to reporters. "On Wednesday, we will play a final because we are still dreaming about being in the Champions League.”
"This will be a final for Atletico and a match to upset Madrid. We have not defeated them for many years and it is always special to beat Madrid."
"Madrid have lost the 10-point advantage they had.”
"They are only four points above http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and this match could make a big difference."
The league match is scheduled to kick off at 22:00 CET on April 11, at the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon.
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