Original title: Neville: Real Madrid is a dangerous beast, Bernabeu will play The Adventures of Tintin
Manchester United legend Gary Neville looked ahead to the second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid in a column for Sky Sports, saying the Blue Moon would face “a dangerous beast” at the Bernabeu.
About the second round
Gary Neville said: “Midweek is going to be a terrible game for Manchester City. Manchester City is a big event against Real Madrid. That was the case last week, this week is even more so, Wednesday’s game It’s like a heavyweight boxing match of the century.”
“You see Real Madrid in the Champions League final every few years, and you see the resilience that this historic club can show in this game, which is going to go far beyond what it actually is capable of.”
“This season alone, Real Madrid has had it a few times, against Paris, Chelsea and Manchester City, they all got knocked down, but they got up in the end, it’s Guardiola’s ball In the second round, the team sums up the most fearful things.”
“No matter how good City play, no matter how good their football, no matter how much possession they have, they have a dangerous beast in front of them who don’t know how to give in, how to stop, or call it quits. That’s what’s going to happen on Wednesday.”
“Also, this game will have a huge impact on City for the remainder of the season, if they are knocked out again on Wednesday after a disappointing loss to Chelsea in last season’s final, Guardiola and his players It’s going to lose the goals they’ve been holding on to. So, it’s a big week for them.”
On the possibility of promotion for both sides
Neville is not willing to rule out the possibility of Real Madrid qualifying for the final: “I think Manchester City will eventually qualify, but you can’t eliminate the possibility of Real Madrid, because they have proved their resilience time and time again through history.”
“At the Etihad, Real Madrid lost at half-time, was that so? We thought Manchester City would crush them, three, four, five, six goals. But we had to Admit it, Real Madrid has something.”
“Real Madrid is in the Champions League with a spirit (DNA) that other teams don’t have. It’s an important moment in this city, a very important moment. Manchester City doesn’t have this Champions League spirit yet. (DNA) because they don’t have that history, they’ve just been trying to adapt to this competition.”
“Losing to Chelsea in the final last year gave them motivation – hold on, we need this now! They need to win everything and more. So they need to give everything and more. It’s even more than the game against Real Madrid. , because all they want is to stick to the finals and stick to the end.”
“Manchester City are the favourites because they can score at the Bernabeu. Chelsea have scored a lot there, Manchester City obviously have that ability too, their passing is better. When Real Madrid are pushed forward by the home fans When the time comes, City will have the opportunity and open the door to the Bernabeu.”
About De Bruyne
For De Bruyne, the core figure in the Blue Moon formation, Neville also complimented him on his world-class talent: “De Bruyne is a unique person known to everyone. He was great in the round and he’s going to be like that again in this game, it’s his moment.”
“De Bruyne is admired, everyone in the Premier League loves him, it’s a pleasure to watch him play, he can get to the level of winning the Champions League with his team, to the Bernabeu, to win, to score goals , to bring success to the team with his world-class talent. This is Kevin De Bruyne’s moment.”
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