Barcelona defender Dani Alves admits he is hoping Atletico Madrid prevail over bitter rivals Real Madrid in Saturday s much-awaited Champions League final.
Diego Simeone s Atletico knocked defending champions Barcelona out of the tournament in the quarter-final stage, before edging past Bayern Munich in the semis.
Madrid are the only team that stand in Atletico s way of a maiden Champions League crown, in a rematch of the 2014 final that ended 4-1 in favour of the former after extra time.
But Dani Alves is hoping for a different result at the San Siro, with the Brazil international of the belief that Atletico are more than worthy winners of the competition.
I want Atletico to win in. But not just because I want Madrid to lose, the 33-year-old told AS.
I like it when Madrid doesn t win, that is obvious. But I want Atletico to win it because they are a team that has worked for it.
They deserve a title of this level, and they come into it competing with the most.
Madrid already have many Champions [League trophies]. I would like Atletico to have a prize for all the work they have done in recent years.
