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MADRID. — Atletico Madrid have grown accustomed to slaying Europe’s soccer giants in the Champions League under Diego Simeone, but ending Leicester City’s run may prove even tougher than ousting Barcelona or Bayern Munich, according to Filipe Luis.

The two teams meet tonight in the first leg of Champions League quarter-finals at 8:45pm.

“We’re not favourites. We don’t believe that,” said the Brazilian left-back despite the vast gulf in Champions League experience between the sides.

Atletico are in their fourth straight quarter-final and missed out by the narrowest of margins in two final defeats to cross-city rivals Real Madrid in the past three years.

However, the Spanish side are all too aware of what Leicester are capable of after the Foxes dumped out their La Liga rivals Sevilla en route to the last eight in their first ever appearance in the competition.

“Maybe for us we can play better against these teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, because they have the ball and they control the game, but when we have to initiate the style of play it’s not going to be easy,” added Filipe Luis. — AFP.