Serie A He opened up about his new club

The biggest fixture of this weekend will be the Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Douglas Costa believes that Juventus are just as important and good a team as the two LaLiga giants.

Pointing out that some of the world's best players are in Turin, the 27-year-old thinks the Serie A champions deserve more credit.

"Juventus are really good and at the same level as Barcelona and Real Madrid, with some of the best players in the world" he said in an interview for the Italian club's website.

"It is a fantastic club."

Speaking about his own performances, he insisted that he is trying to get better.

"In recent months I have worked a lot on tactics and on defending to try to improve," he said.

"Serie A is very different to the Bundesliga and the Ukrainian league.

"I still have a lot to learn, but I'm optimistic."

The player moved to Juventus Stadium from Bayern Munich last summer and has already made 21 appearances for his new club.