Current champion faces the tournament’s biggest winner in a match that could be considered an early final
The Champions League will enter the scene this Tuesday (9), for the first leg of the quarter-finals, with one of the main clashes of the season, between Real Madrid and Manchester City, repeating the 2022/23 semi-final duel, defeated by the English.
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Current champions of the competition, Pep Guardiola’s team faces the powerful Spaniard at the emblematic Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid, feared by many players. In a press conference on the eve of the duel, Rodri spoke about the dispute between the teams and how last year’s duel could influence today.
– Of course we have the experience of last year, but we don’t focus too much on it. We know we’re going to face a different Real Madrid. Each season is different. We came here in one of the best forms of the season. We know each other very well over the last few years. It’s going to be a very difficult game tomorrow – he said.
– We can’t get confused and do our best because they are always favorites in this competition and much more here (Madrid). We know them well and we know how we have to fight against them and play against them – he highlighted.
Among the main additions to the Real Madrid team this season, Bellingham is the most prominent. After leaving Borussia Dortmund for the Whites, the English star was mentioned by Rodri, who paid attention to the midfielder, praising him.
– We’ve known Jude since we met Borussia Dotmund. We already know what type of player he is. He’s so powerful, with strength, and that ability to get to the second line. We already know. I don’t like focusing on one player. They have enormous potential across the field, he concluded.
Real Madrid and Manchester City face off this Tuesday (9), starting at 4pm (Brasília time), in the first match of the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
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