Real Madrid will turn up with a better attitude for the local derby with Atletico Madrid on Saturday after needing a stoppage-time penalty to squeeze past promoted Elche 2-1 in midweek, said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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The Italian was not happy with his team's performance on Wednesday and knows they need to make a drastic improvement against Atletico who have a maximum 18 points from their opening six La Liga games.
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"Atletico are more aggressive than we are, they have more physical strength, but I think Real Madrid have more quality," Ancelotti told a news conference on Friday.
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"Tomorrow we are going to play with a different spirit," he added, referring to the game at Elche. Ancelotti's remarks were echoed by Real goalkeeper Diego Lopez.
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"We cannot allow any slip-ups, even more so in our own stadium," said Lopez.
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Third-placed Real, two points behind Atletico and Barcelona at the top of the table, look certain to hand world record signing Gareth Bale his home debut.
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The Wales winger, who cost €100 million when he left Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the month, was due to play at the Bernabeu for the first time against Getafe last weekend but tweaked a thigh muscle in the warmup.