The semifinals of Champions League start this Tuesday with the confrontation between Real Madrid e Manchester City. The teams face each other at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Santiago Bernabéu. The broadcast of the match will be made by the closed channel TNT Sports and by SBTon broadcast television.
The clash is a repeat of last season’s semi-final. On that occasion, the Spaniards won after an incredible comeback in the final minutes, with two goals from Brazilian Rodrygo.
Real Madrid arrive packed for the duel against the English. Last weekend, the team had a great performance from Brazilians Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo and won the Copa del Rey by beating Osasuna by 2 to 1.
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Coach Carlo Ancelotti highlighted the difficulty of the confrontation and denied special marking on Haaland. However, the manager stated that Real Madrid are looking for a good result in front of their fans.
“Manchester City may look unstoppable but we’ll have our chances and we can compete. We’re not thinking of stopping just one player. They’re a team. We want a positive result. We don’t want to suffer, we want to play well. The aim is to avoid problems. It will be. complicated game,” he said.
On the other hand, Manchester City continues with the dream of its first Champions League. The visitors are also packed into the season and have recently taken over the top spot in the Premier League. Coach Pep Guardiola rejected the idea of a rematch. The coach highlighted that the English will decide the vacancy for the final in their domains.
“The way we are playing is very good. We are not here for revenge, just another opportunity. One day we will win. We came here this season to do that. It didn’t happen last year because we played Real in this competition. Seven years ago , we wanted to win the Champions League. Last season it was the end of the world, but here we are again”, began the coach.
“Being stable is the most important thing. The important thing is that we are trying to improve every year. We were prepared last year as well. We are the same coach, mainly the same players, but completely different games. The difference is that the second match will be in home,” he concluded.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 8, 2023
The second leg will be next Wednesday at the Ettihad Stadium.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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