Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, has asked his players to show “personality” when they meet Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
City will go to Madrid with a slim 4-3 lead from the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola has six victories and one defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu in nine outings with City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich.
“I’ve lost and won against them. You play hundreds of times against a rival, you win and lose and none of that (past history) comes into it.
“The talent they have, the only way to beat them is to be better,” Guardiola said.
He added: “To win this competition, in my little experience, you have to overcome the situations that arise and you have to perform very well in two games.
“It’s a good test for us. We have to show our personality in the game. We will play to win.”
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