Dias and “mad” City teammates ready for Real Madrid clash

Ruben Dias

, the

star, said that the squad is prepared to face

in the semi-final’s second leg in the

. In the first leg, Real Madrid were defeated 4-3 at the hands of Manchester City.

Real Madrid are in a competitive situation before their second encounter.

"We are aware of what team are we facing, the impact they have in the Champions League and the atmosphere at the Santiago Bernabeu," Dias told reporters following Tuesday's victory.

"But we know our goal and what we need to achieve it. We are going to play with our personality and try to win.

"The Bernabeu is a mad place, but Man City are also a mad team. We will be ready for it.

"A semifinal and with the second leg in Madrid, the game was never going to be finished [after the first leg]," he said. "No matter what happened, it would never be finished here in this first leg. We know exactly what is coming and we are ready for it.

"I think with the chances we created, we feel that the result could have been more favorable for us. But at the end of the day, we won.

"It's one final won and we need to win the second one next week in Madrid. The spirit is positive. We could have scored more, we could have conceded fewer goals, but we don't have time to reflect on that."

City will go to the Spanish capital for the next tie and by then they will know who reaches the final, Villarreal or Liverpool.

Man City also have an important clash in the Premier League this week, going against Leeds United on Saturday. They should win to extend the gap with Liverpool as the Reds sit only one point adrift of them in the Premier League table.

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