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Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid coach:
is a semi-final, so it will be a very difficult game. The only positive thing is that we will play the second leg at home. It is good but it will be a double very hard confrontation.
The Real Madrid is always favorite, it always has been and always will be. This does not bother us. We know how difficult it is to play a quarter-final, semi-final and what is even more difficult. Us as we will always do our best to go through
I do not agree that the Madrid machine comes always draw easy, and we have seen in a game [with Wolfsburg] defined easy where we lost 2- 0. To get to the final we have to play against all; Rome City and Wolfsburg were all very good teams.
Manuel Pellegrini, coach of Manchester City
is a difficult draw. I did not mind the coupling of the semi-final, I had no preferences. No special reasons why play a semi-final always gives you incredible motivation.
The more we go forward in the Champions League, the greater the enthusiasm of the fans. In this competition there are the best teams in the world.
Winning the Champions League is always important, but the Real Madrid win a trophy is almost a requirement. The Spanish are in the semifinals, and still in the running in the league.
© Getty Images for UEFA Txiki Begiristain (left) and Emilio Butragueño during the draw
Emilio Butragueño, responsible for institutional relations of Real Madrid
difficult, but it is always the case at this stage. All the teams are very strong. They have players who can win a game by yourself. We are happy to be in the semifinals. Our quarter-final was really hard, but now we have to play to our top level otherwise we will be in trouble.
It will be a double very big challenge will be two fun games. Manchester City plays attacking football like ours, so it will be fun for all the fans.
Txiki Begiristain, Manchester City team manager
We know how many times the Real Madrid he won the Champions League and how many came in the semifinals, so it will be tough. We saw their comeback against Wolfsburg by 2-0 of going up to the return 3-0. Probably the worst thing is that we play the return at the Bernabeu, huge stadium with a great tradition in this competition.
We did good things in previous rounds, especially in the second round and quarter-finals where we were solid and we defended well. We know that with the players we have, we can create many chances. We are confident and we will try to make things difficult for Real Madrid over two legs. We want to reach the final and we know that we can do it.
The opinion of UEFA.com reporter
Joe Walker, reporter Real Madrid (@UEFAcomJoeW)
Zinédine Zidane wants to bring to Madrid the 11th European Cup in its history and the Merengues, the sixth consecutive semi-final, will be happy to face Manchester City, his first semi-final of all time. The teams have recently encountered; was 2012/13 when Madrid won a memorable match at the Bernabeu thanks to the net in the final of top scorer this season, Cristiano Ronaldo, before the draw in Manchester. The former coach of Madrid, Manuel Pellegrini, however, would like to get to the final in Milan to say goodbye in the best way to City.
Simon Hart, Manchester City Reporter (@UEFAcomSimonH)
the match against Real will be for the City the first European semi-final after the one of 1971. the British will leave from disadvantaged but by winning Tuesday with Paris Saint-Germain have been shown to have the right mindset. When their offensive players get up the pace, they manage to create chances against anyone. The story of Manuel Pellegrini, as a former coach of Madrid, adds further irons in the fire. Beat his former club and bring the City in the final in his last months as manager of Citizens would be the realization of a perfect plan.
the previous Statistics
• Madrid scored two goals at the expiration in the victory over City on the opening day of the 2012/13. Karim Benzema (87 ‘) and Cristiano Ronaldo (90′) the authors of the final 3-2. Marcelo (76 ‘) scored the first goal for the home team; Aleksandar Kolarov (85 ‘) the second of the City.
• The match in Manchester ended 1-1, the rigor of Sergio Agüero 73′ has the advantage of Benzema equalized after just ten minutes .
• Madrid does not lose against English teams from eight games, and has won the last three. The budget at home against English teams is V7 P5 S2; total is: G32 V13 S10 P9 GF47 GS38.
• The City has beaten down a Spanish this season, winning 2-1 with Sevilla (at home) and 3-1 (away) in the phase group.
• the victory in Seville was the second for the city in Spain where his budget is V2 P1 S6. Altogether against Spanish opposition on budget is: G15 V5 P3 S7 GF25 GS24.
• The match against the City will be the 27th European Cup semi-final between UEFA and Champions League to Madrid (V13 S13), but the first for Manchester City. The Madrid is in its sixth consecutive semi-final.
• The City coach, Manuel Pellegrini, he led Madrid in 2009/10, before being replaced by Jose Mourinho.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has played the other team Manchester United, from 2003 to 2009, scoring 84 goals in 196 Premier League games. He won the championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and scored in the UEFA Champions League in 2008 held in Moscow, when Sir Alex Ferguson’s team won over Chelsea on penalties. Ronaldo also played in the final 12 months after defeat by Barcelona.
• The budget Ronaldo against City as United player was V7 P1 S3. The Portuguese has scored four goals – all in the games won by United, including the only 1-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium in May 2007, but was sent away twice: 4-1 in the City in March 2004 and in United’s 1-0 win in November 2008.
• Sergio Agüero has never beaten Real Madrid in his five years at Atlético Madrid (2006-2011). Its budget against Real by Atlético player was P3 S8, where he also scored three goals in games lost.
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