Atletico Madrid will be facing Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga over the weekend and the on-loan goalkeeper from Chelsea has stated that he is not afraid to face the Argentinean maestro.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be facing each other in the Spanish La Liga over the weekend.
Many are predicting the game to be exciting as La Blaugrana are currently placed first in the league, while Atletico Madrid are second.
Atletico Madrid have been the surprises for this season, as they have outdone themselves by staying at the second position for this long.
The Spanish underdogs were nowhere in the top four last season, but this season they are not only competing for a spot in the UEFA Champions League; in fact, they are also one of the favourites to win the Spanish La Liga title.
With the help of their coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276, Atletico Madrid have shown the world what they are capable of achieving.
They are currently placed second in the league, right behind Barcelona and above their local city rivals, Real Madrid, who are also the current champions of Spain.
With Atletico Madrid facing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 over the weekend, there is going to be one duel which everyone will be noting down; and that is between the Argentinean star, Lionel Messi, and the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois.
The on-loan goalkeeper from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 spoke about how he is not afraid of facing a player like Messi, who has been on fire throughout the year 2012.
The Argentinean star has scored 88 goals in a single year, something which no other player in the world has managed to accomplish.
While speaking about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, Courtois said:
“Do I fear Messi? No, no, I am not afraid of anyone. He is a great player and we respect him very much, but there is no fear.”
Courtois also spoke about facing a team like Barcelona, who are currently being hailed as the best team in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, as they are at the top of the Spanish La Liga table, leading the title race.
“Now we are focused and the team wants to do their best in a complex field such as the Camp Nou. Barcelona have a very good group of players.”
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