F.Capello: "Real" - favorites to win the Spanish championship and the Champions League. © EuroFootball.com

Russia's national team strategist Fabio Capello believes that Madrid's "Real" club can win the UEFA Champions League and the Spanish Championship.

The Italian, who previously coached the "Real" club, is convinced that Carlo Ancelotti's team are the favorites in both the country's championship and the prestigious European tournament.

"Madrid's Real" are the main candidates for the title of Champions League winners and Spanish champions," - said F. Capello to the newspaper "Marca."

"This team is extraordinary. Meanwhile, "Barcelona" changed their coach, so the team is still evolving. It's nice that "Atletico" also joined the battle for the champions' titles. Now the race will be between three teams," said the 67-year-old strategist.

Currently, the royal club occupies the third place in the Spanish "Primera" league, trailing the teams of "Barcelona" and "Atletico" by 3 points.