The central defender of Manchester, Ruben Dias, claimed that he and his teammates “had everything we need to take care of” Vinicius Junior and his fellow strikers of Real Madrid when the two clubs collapse on Tuesday evening in the Champions League .
City boss Pep Guardiola is not so safe.
Dias may be part of a backline that is not only commissioned to Vinicius, but also Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham. This high quartet scores 60 goals between them in all competitions this season.
Despite her impressive reputation, slide was unimpressed.
“When you reach this level of the Champions League, you will receive this from Madrid or everyone else,” he said on Monday. “We know that you have the special ability to be more flexible than most other teams, which is why we have to be really good and solid in the back.
“The solid we can be, the more comfortable we will be in the game.”
City is no stranger to kick against Real Madrid. This is the fifth time in six seasons that the two European giants have blocked horns in the KO levels of the Champions League.
Guardiola confronts Vinicius with the particularly strong threat and was able to rely on the experience and pace of Kyle Walker beforehand. This is no longer an option after its loan output to AC Milan.
Dias admitted that the former jet-Heeled skipper “a player we all rely on” and someone who “was always one who showed up and showed his face”, but insisted that the city was still ” Options “had to extend Madrid’s threat.
“We don’t think of a player alone, these individual duels will be important, but it will be the collective actions as we as a collective. We have everything we need to take care of it.”
Guardiola was of a completely different opinion. “In 90/120/200 minutes it is impossible to control these players,” admitted the city chief. “You are exception, accept it.”
The slides and the rest of the defensive of the city will have the opportunity to false their manager if Madrid travels to Etihad for the first leg on Tuesday evening before the decisive reversal court.