Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini shots warning at Real ahead of Champions league showdown
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has warned Real Madrid that he has many friends inside Santiago Bernabéu ahead of Champions league showdown.
Manchester City will travel to Spain to face Real Madrid on Wednesday, having settling for 0-0 settlement at Eithad.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini shots warning at Real ahead of Champions league showdown
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The former Real Madrid manager claimed that he already knew Cristiano Ronaldo would miss the first leg, and he is also well of other things about the club. Pellegrini says he told his player that Ronaldo is not playing, despite of Zidane’s confirmation about Portuguese availability.
“I have many friends in Spain,” the Chilean said, via The Mirror.
“I always try to have as much as information about the opposition before every game. And when we had the team meeting on the morning of the Madrid game, I told the players that Ronaldo would not be playing.
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“I understand what happens with Real Madrid and I know about Cristiano’s injury, and that maybe it is not a big injury.
“But it is difficult for them to take a risk because they don’t know if he will play for just five minutes and then they lose him for the rest of the season.
“What happens in the next four days will make them decide – and if Ronaldo has any chance of playing then they will take it. And I will know.”
“It is a game of 180 minutes and they know they have to play the second leg. I’m sure we will see a different Real Madrid trying to be an offensive team,” Pellegrini said.
“We are not going there just to keep the draw. We are going to try to score from the beginning. The plan will be about defending and attacking and not just thinking about one player.”