Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid are both in La Liga action this weekend, and a win for Diego Simeone’s team will move them to within three points of the title.
But the focus of the Madrid press this morning is still very much on the Champions League final on May 24. Yesterday, Iker Casillas and Thibaut Courtois took swapped football for tennis as the took part in the Charity Day at the Madrid Masters. There, the two goalkeepers joked that they would leave any rivalry aside until the big match in Lisbon.
Marca held a poll amongst its readers, asking them who is the favourite to win the cup this month. And of the 50,000 who voted, 60% said Los Blancos would win La Decima, with the remaining 40% saying Los Rojiblancos will win their first European Cup.
AS runs a feature on Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, who already knows what it is like to win the European Cup on May 24. He was part of the team that lifted the trophy on that date in 1989 with AC Milan. Still a player, he helped his side to a win over Steaua Bucharest at the Camp Nou – and Milan were dressed in white on that occasion.
Away from the Champions League, Luka Modric may miss the match at home to Valencia tomorrow. The midfielder has picked up a knock and sat out training on Friday with the rest of his teammates.
