Atletico vs Real Madrid Argentine previewed Saturday's derby

Real Madrid visit the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano this Saturday for the Madrid derby and they'll do so with a squad packed full of young Spanish talent, something Diego Simeone discussed on Friday.

The Atletico Madrid coach lamented the fact that Los Blancos can pick off all the best up-and-comers in LaLiga.

"We are going up against the team that is the best in the world, just as Barcelona were in their day," he said at Friday's pre-match press conference.

"They've won two Champions Leagues in a row and won LaLiga last year.

"Right now, they're better and they have taken all of the good kids from all of the different Spanish teams.

"They keep making sure the others can't get to these kids.

"They have them stockpiled, but they have them."

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Despite pointing out how strong this weekend's rivals are, Simeone is still confident of achieving a result in this match.

"Since I arrived at the club, all of the derbies have been similar, so I don't expect it to be different to the previous ones," he told reporters.

He also provided updates on certain players, including Antoine Griezmann.

"He's really good," the coach said.

"The feeling I'm getting from him is one of enthusiasm.

"The team has been doing well in LaLiga and Griezmann's best form hasn't yet arrived.

"It is normal [that his future is discussed], as this has always happened and did with [Radamel] Falcao, Diego Costa and [Fernando] Torres."

Simeone also referred to the photo of Griezmann separating from the rest of the team against Deportivo La Coruna and explained that this always happens when photographers rapidly take multiple photos.