Atletico Madrid are on a 10-game unbeaten run in La Liga.© Twitter
With the Madrid derby looming, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted on Friday that La Liga leaders Atletico have been probably to win the title. Atletico final won the Spanish title in 2014, and came third final season as Real Madrid won it with Barcelona second. “They are favourites and they demonstrate that every time they take the pitch,” Zidane stated on the eve of his match with Diego Simeone’s side. “They have always been highly competitive, and right now they are top of the pile.” Zidane’s side trail Atletico by six points in spite of possessing played a single more than their poor-cousin city-rivals.
“We know them very well. This is an opportunity for us to show what we are capable of,” he stated.
“The press are billing it as a final but here every match is a final.”
Both sides went by means of to the Champions League knock-out phase in midweek.
The city derby will take spot without the need of a fervent crowd, and in spite of Atletico’s 10-game unbeaten run in La Liga, the bookies make Real favourites to win on Saturday.