MADRID, Spain :Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is focused on his team's ability to compete amid a busy schedule rather than history ahead of Saturday's LaLiga clash with local rivals Real Madrid.

Real have made a perfect start in the Spanish top-flight with six wins in a row. But Atletico have been a tough obstacle for them, with Real winless in the last five LaLiga derbies.

"I don't dwell on the past, I live in the present," Simeone told reporters on Friday.

"(Real) Madrid have improved their team play, they attack well positionally and the coach (Xabi Alonso) has worked on their defence, getting them to press higher up the pitch, which is why they've won all their games."

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