Madrid - Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt has insisted that Atletico Madrid remain the favourites in their Champions League last 16 tie, despite the Germans holding a 1-0 lead ahead of the second leg on Tuesday.
Hakan Calhanoglu's spectacular strike handed Schmidt's men a deserved lead against an Atletico side that finished the game with 10 men in a bad tempered affair three weeks ago.
However, Schmidt believes Atletico's supreme home form in Europe and greater experience having reached last season's Champions League final means his side remain the underdogs.