“Madrid are always favourites, and always will be. The motivation to play in the semi-finals is unbelievable anyway”.
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Real, record 10-time champions, are unbeaten in their last eight games against English clubs.
He was the manager for Real madrid from 2009 to 2010, during which time Ronaldo, Benzema and Xabi Alonso were bought. “They are a very attacking team with a coach with very clear ideas and they have always competed to win this competition”.
The Chilean was sacked by Real after only one season.
“No, I am thinking about the next 10 days and about the three games we have in the Premier League”, said Pellegrini. “We can be the best team in Europe”. People also said Wolfsburg were not a strong team and we saw what happened. They are two important and very open semi-finals.
“Pep will just have to concentrate on Bayern for now”, Begiristain said.
Atletico Madrid will aim to keep upsetting the odds in their Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich, according to club spokesperson Clemente Villaverde.
“We expect to see a bit of money for City at 15/2 and possibly Atletico at 4/1 with both Bayern and Real having had to work really hard to advance this far”, added Michele.
The final is at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday, May 28.
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has taken to social networking site Twitter in order to comment on his side’s upcoming Champions League semi-final tie with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
The first leg will take place in Manchester at the Etihad Stadium on April 26, with the return leg in Spain’s capital on May 4. Man City had Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva and Martin Demichelis, and they grew up a lot in their impressively cool win over PSG, but they lack experience at this level and can be chaotic in defense.
“There is no greater motivation because we are playing Real”.
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Manchester City was considered to be the most accessible of the three possible rivals Madrid could face with the other semi pairing of Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. “You have to play each game fully focused, as if it were a final”.
