Real Madrid faces city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16, with the first leg taking place at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Having fallen to third in the La Liga title race,

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone urged his players to quickly switch focus onto their Champions League clash with Real Madrid rather than getting carried away with Saturday's 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao that provisionally lifted them to the top of LaLiga.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone admitted city rivals Real Madrid have the more illustrious history but backed his own team to deliver ahead of their tantalising Champions League last-16 derby clash on Tuesday.