Champs League: Lopez predicts tough test

    Tuesday, August 12, 2008

    Atletico Madrid defender Antonio Lopez believes his side's Champions League third qualifying-round clash with Schalke is too close to call. Atletico, making their first appearance in the competition for more than a decade, have been handed a tough first hurdle in the form of the Bundesliga side who reached the quarter-finals last season. The Spaniards travel to Gelsenkirchen for the first leg on Wednesday and Lopez knows his team will have their work cut out to make the group stages. 'I think ...

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