Man City v Real Madrid: will Haaland or Mbappe star in European 'derby'?

The Champions League giants will meet for the fourth consecutive season, this time in the new play-off round.

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00:00It looks like a derby already, four years in a row, facing Madrid.

00:09We've had everything, the sacrifice, the luck, the energy.

00:15Yeah, it's tough for us. We cannot deny it. We're so close to the Champions League final.

00:25Where does this performance result?

00:27We are the highest.

00:29Last season was different, this season they deserved to reach the final.

00:39Today I saw only one team. But in terms of defending, they defended, they knew how to suffer.

00:53Today, still the standard that everybody has to live by.

00:58Definitely.

01:09It's not normal to play against the same rivals all the time.

01:12But in terms of the history of the Champions League, at the end we cannot compare, to be honest.

01:18The risk increases when you are going to face, as I said before, one of the best teams and one of the best coaches.

01:29Who is the toughest opponent in the Champions League?

01:38Obviously, it's one of the toughest opponents you can come across in the Champions League.

01:43But the game is different and the game is more versatile maybe than any other.

01:48How do you feel about the game against Real Madrid?

01:56Personally, I don't sense any kind of Erling vs. Kylian vibes in the game.

02:03It's a city against Madrid and that's what it is.

02:06I'm pretty sure that it will be hungry enough to be there and perform.

02:13What I can say about Guardiola is that he is a coach who has always tried to put something new in his team.

02:21Every time we face each other, it's a nightmare to prepare the games.

02:25Because he always has ideas that make you think.