It’s the semi-finals of the Champions League and we know it will never be easy.
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The England keeper produced two incredible late stops at the Etihad Stadium to leave the tie hanging in the balance for next week’s second leg in the Spanish capital. But this team play away very similar to how we play at the Etihad.
He said: “He has a hamstring (injury), I don’t think he will be fit in one week”.
“We have the same options”.
“They did not have Cristiano; we did not have Yaya”.
“Obviously, I’ve also played against them before and they are a really strong team, but so are we”.
“We had good results playing away so we are not afraid to go to Bernabeu and we will see which team plays better that game”, explained the former Real boss.
“I was impressed by City”, said Bale.
However, Zinedine Zidane’s side rallied rather than wilted on that occasion and progressed thanks to a 3-0 triumph in the second leg.
City have already won at Sevilla in the group phase and in Kiev in the last 16 and also drew at Paris St Germain on their way past the French champions into the semi-finals. “We are going to have to work hard”.
Ronaldo had been nursing a right thigh injury and “felt something” in a training session Monday, according to Zidane, while Karim Benzema started but didn’t come out for the second half after attempting to play through a knee problem. “It’s a pressurising result because you’re at home, your fans are expecting you to go forward and score goals and that can leave gaps”.
Whatever you did-check Twitter, browse this website-the Portuguese superstar chose to pass the time during what was a fairly boring affair by keeping track of his Instagram account, but one thing he can’t fail to have noticed was just how well his team-mates defended.
“I will wait for the next game”, Ronaldo was quoted as telling reporters before the game.
However, City – making its first semifinal appearance in Europe’s elite competition – couldn’t capitalize and ended up being thankful to goalkeeper Joe Hart for late saves from Casemiro and Pepe as Madrid finished strongly. “We are very, very strong at home”.
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“We tried change our game but it was impossible so we need to play on Sunday”.
