Atletico fans on Madrid derby: “It's good that Ramos is playing..."
AS spoke to a group of Atletico Madrid fans ahead of the last ever LaLiga Madrid derby at the Vicente Calderón about their thoughts and feelings on what will be an emotional occasion.
Saturday evening’s Madrid derby is the last ever in LaLiga at the Vicente Calderón before Atletico Madrid move to their new home in the summer.
Before what will be a very emotional and poignant occasions for Rojiblanco fans, AS spoke to various supporters from the club about their feelings and predictions ahead of crunch LaLiga clash against city rivals Real Madrid.
"Real could go nine point ahead...that's a very large gap"
Manuel Ayala: “If Madrid win, they’ll go nine points ahead of us and Barça can go up by seven. It’s a very large gap,” said the veteran fan, who predicts a 2-1 Atleti win with goals from Carrasco and Saúl.
Luis Fernando Borreguero: “Madrid have injuries, we need to take advantage. At home there’s no reason to doubt it.”
"Atletico have extra motivation"
Alberto García: “The team will go out with extra motivation. It’ll be 3-1 with goals from Griezmann and Gameiro.”
José Suárez: “This Atletico side have improved in attack and is as solid as always.”
"It's good that Ramos is playing..."
Julián del Casar: “We’ll give everything. It’s good that Ramos is playing. He’s been inactive for a while and Gameiro can do some damage with his pace.”