Diarra is back to his best

Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra believes he is back to the same level as he was at his best at Lyon.

Diarra joined the Spanish giants for €26million from Lyon in 2006.

“In all honesty, I believe that I am already playing at the same level as I was at Lyon,” he told Spanish daily AS.

“I wanted to show everyone that I could replicate my form and now I feel that I am finally at that level, although I am not satisfied with it. I want to continue to improve even more.

“Ever since I arrived, a lot of people doubted me and I know I had a lot of critics, but I was sure that I would reach my best form eventually.”

He added on their upcoming derby clash: “I have played three times against them… we won once and the other two ended in a draw.

“Atlético will be very fired up especially after their defeat at Barça but we are going to the Calderón to win. We are going to play at our best and I think it will be a great game.”

[Source: AS]