Helguera: Real Madrid will dump Juventus

Real Madrid defender Ivan Helguera is confident Saturday's defeat by Athletic Bilbao was only a blip and that "we will eliminate Juve" in their Champions League clash tonight.

"For sure, Saturday was very disappointing, but you have to remember that before then we had seven consecutive victories," insisted Helguera. "Playing any Italian team is always complicated, but I am confident and I say now what I said two months ago: we will eliminate Juve."

"I think we can win if we take our chances. I know we will create many more chances than Juve, its important we take advantage of that."

"Juve are a team that defends very well. They do not play like Real Madrid or Barcelona, but their forwards take advantage of the chances that are made."

"We must score goals at home. But I am confident we can also score in Turin as we have very fast players who play well off the break like Ronaldo."