A special atmosphere for a huge shock. This Tuesday evening, Real Madrid and Manchester City will face each other in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League in a gala Santiago Bernabeu. While the ultras of the Madrid club called on other supporters to wear white for the occasion, the leaders of the Madrid club obtained the green light from UEFA to close the roof of their enclosure. The objective? According to Marca“lots of noise and more pressure” on Pep Guardiola’s team, defending champion in C1.
For the Madrid daily, Real wants to put “all the arguments on his side“before this poster.”Everything will be ratified during the meeting scheduled for this Tuesday morning, but Madrid leaders already know that the roof can be used“, concludes Marca. Last season, in the semi-final, Carlo Ancelotti’s men took water in the return (4-0) after an encouraging draw in the first leg (1-1), and this time will have to be “mentally strong” to take their revenge, judged Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference.
This will be the third consecutive clash between the last two winners of the Champions League, which therefore takes place in the quarter-finals, after two confrontations in the semi-finals. The King of Europe facing the defending champion: a “galactic” shock that looks like a final before its time.