Diego López
has more than a score to settle with Atlético. He has two: 1-2 in the Cup final
and 0-1 in the last league clash. The Galician goalkeeper has lost five out of
the last six games that he has played against the 'mattress makers', but these
last two defeats were particularly hard to swallow.
Diego
arrived at Real Madrid just over a year ago and won his first derby. It was on
27th April in a clash that, given each team's situation in the league, was of
little importance. Real won 1-2. Diego's nightmare began less than a month
later in the Cup final. After 15 invincible years, Real lost to Atlético in the
only game it couldn't afford to lose. With Iker benched, Diego sadly looked on
as Diego Costa and Miranda took the Copa del Rey out of the Bernabéu stadium
and off to the Neptuno fountain.
Out for
revenge, Diego and his teammates received Atlético to play this season's first
league derby. Alas, revenge was not to be had, as their poorer neighbours once
again came out the winners (0-1).
Now, having
seen how Iker has maintained his unbeaten derby record, Diego López must this
weekend vindicate himself as a top-drawer keeper, and continue his triumphant
march through 2014. He has only let in three goals out of the eight games that
he has played in, and has come away with a clean sheet from six of them.
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