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Atletico Madrid Fans Want Arsenal In Champions League - Poll
Arsenal may have been paid a back-handed compliment by the Spanish fans...
| Bet: | Returns: | Racing £36.00 | Draw £34.00 | Atl. Madrid £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Racing £36.00 | Draw £32.50 | Atl. Madrid £21.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Racing £36.00 | Draw £33.00 | Atl. Madrid £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Racing £37.50 | Draw £34.00 | Atl. Madrid £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Racing £34.50 | Draw £32.00 | Atl. Madrid £20.10 |
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Jul 20, 2009 2:20:43 PM
Atletico de Madrid fans have voted Arsenal the opponents they most want to see their team face in the Champions League qualifiers in a defiant gesture to the supposedly faltering Premier League outfit.
The Spanish side finished fourth in la Primera Division last term and must enter into a two-legged play-off in August to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
El Mundo Deportivo held a poll among 15,000 Atletico supporters and one team name came out clearly on top as the most attractive option for the encounter next month.
Arsenal have had senior players criticise their lack of investment and the sale of their main striker Emmanuel Adebayor will have raised a few eyebrows, even if he was not popular with all sections at the club.
Other rivals such as Olympique Lyonnais, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting Lisbon, Panathinaikos, Fiorentina or Stuttgart could also provide Abel Resino's team with stiff opposition.
Whether the vote was a compliment for Arsenal because the fans want a classic meeting or whether Atletico's followers believe the Gunners can be beaten comfortably is unclear.
But whatever is true, Arsene Wenger's side will not relish the prospect of taking on an ever-improving Colchoneros outfit with such high stakes.
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
The Spanish side finished fourth in la Primera Division last term and must enter into a two-legged play-off in August to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
El Mundo Deportivo held a poll among 15,000 Atletico supporters and one team name came out clearly on top as the most attractive option for the encounter next month.
Arsenal have had senior players criticise their lack of investment and the sale of their main striker Emmanuel Adebayor will have raised a few eyebrows, even if he was not popular with all sections at the club.
Other rivals such as Olympique Lyonnais, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting Lisbon, Panathinaikos, Fiorentina or Stuttgart could also provide Abel Resino's team with stiff opposition.
Whether the vote was a compliment for Arsenal because the fans want a classic meeting or whether Atletico's followers believe the Gunners can be beaten comfortably is unclear.
But whatever is true, Arsene Wenger's side will not relish the prospect of taking on an ever-improving Colchoneros outfit with such high stakes.
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
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