AC Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini has admitted that he is desperate to avoid Real Madrid in Friday's Champions League draw, but remains wary of what he wishes for.
"It's a strange tournament, last year we were almost celebrating after the draw (they pulled Tottenham from the hat) but then we know how that finished (they lost)," he said.
"A positive draw doesn't always mean you'll go through to the next round but if I could choose, I'd avoid Real Madrid, there's no doubt about that."
Ambrosini also denied that Serie A title rivals Juventus are hungrier than the reigning champions to lift silverware this season.
Juve have not won the scudetto crown since 2003 as they were stripped of their 2005 and 2006 titles for match-fixing.
And following successive seventh-placed finishes, Juve have been showing greater determination in this campaign, as well as a much tighter defence.
But Ambrosini doesn't believe that will make them any more desperate than his own team.
"Juve don't have any more grit than Milan, they just have two more points in the standings," he said.
Source: AFP
