Simeone: "We look forward to the match against Real Madrid"

Diego Pablo Simeone highlighted before the derby at the press conference, the importance and difficulty of comparing themselves to the Real Madrid. "Work and Humility" should guide the red and white team in a fight to lead the League.

Out of any concern outside the derby, the team is "on the same line to prepare for tomorrow's match which is obviously very important." To be eligible to win, Simeone said, "we need to be with the greatest attention and play with the expectation of winning. Then we will see what is coming in the following days as they come. We give the match a value based in the time of the League in which we are".

The great team´s season has to be endorsed by a great. "There are a lot of things and work to do to achieve what we want . We know we have been doing a great season, but what important is how the season ends. We don´t get stock in the present because we are conscious of the importance of this in the future. We will be valued for the work we do by the end of the League and Champions and hopefully we will make a great end of the season", he said.

We are very excited. Expectations are very high

 After the defeat to Osasuna, the team was "concerned that we did not do a good first half where we were shocked and could not react to the match. The team improved in the second half but we did not get on the scoreboard to have options". Concentrated in the derby, the Argentinian coach said that the "enthusiasm and expectations for this match are very high". "We had to work this week and obviously when the days go by, the pain goes and the excitement comes out. When the league started, to get to March, reaching three points to the leader sounded difficult, and we are in this situation", he said.

To Simeone, the favorite for the derby "is always the one in the first possition. It is a logical question. The first is far better and they are first now. Words are very nice but what counts are the facts tomorrow", he said.

The coach expects “best team and best effort "to seek victory against Real Madrid. "I think the team always had a very similar line except against Osasuna and beyond losing in Almería. Tomorrow's match invites to expect the best team, the best effort and expect results. We go after the things that count, and what counts as the match starts will be ​​to resolve in the best way an important match", he admitted.

We aim to make a great end of season

The criticisms from outside do not affect the Argentine coach, as it is a "part of football"."If we talk about the specific situations of January, February, everything that we've raced, it will be like seeking for excuses. The press should be criticizing when you play when you play well they speak about you well and vice versa. You have to accept that because that is the football´s reality". As Simeone sees it "the only way to improve is to work, with humility, silence and that will bring good things","he said.

The Real Madrid comes at Vicente Calderon after win Shalke 04 in Champions. "They did a good match. They will arrive after a victory like that and being the leaders. They are in a great time and will arrive in the best way being a feared team in Europe. "A team full of great individuals" that´s how Simeone sees Carlo Ancelotti. "It's a great team with great individuals. These individuals strengthen the team´s balance. The match will require a great concentration, it is time to start talking about the possibilities we have for being able to sustain it. We expect to win Sunday's match", he said.