Miranda: “We are going to watch a close duel"
The Atletico´s Central assessed the derby next Sunday as "a final" where the Atletico Madrid will have to be"very robust and competitive" to win.
Joao Miranda said two days before facing Real Madrid that " a match like this you must win, because it will tell us whether we will be fight for the championship or not. If they put themselves at six points ahead would be difficult . So we have to be very careful and play to win. "
Therefore, the Brazilian central commented that "to beat Madrid , you have to be strong , compact and we know that from the moment that we stop doing this, it gets tricky . We should be back to being a very solid team , competitive and in which all run and fight from minute 1 up to minute 93"
As for the team , Miranda stressed that " Madrid 's strikers are great and are very strong, but we have a very solid defense and we will surely see a close duel ". It is a very strong team and no matter who will play, it will be difficult. I like the most to beat Real Madrid when they're all, "
Finally , on the Diego Costa´s call of the Spanish national team, his colleague admitted " I am happy. Diego Costa is playing well and should be in the Spanish team. I hope he will enjoy it , because he's a great player and he is deserved "
