I watch Real weekly and they rarely impress me. However they mostly end up winning matches in a way only Madrid can. They have an amazing attack but playing Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe and Rodrygo all at the same time often leave them exposed and teams with a good transition game have often hurt them. Unfortunately, we we are very mediocre on transitions - this really needs to be sorted out in the summer. One area we can hurt them though is on set pieces, they have looked dodgy on them all season. Too bad our biggest threat on set pieces is injured, quelle surprise!
I was quietly confident that we'll knock them out but Gabriel's injury has really diminished our chances of progressing. I still wouldn't be overly surprised if we comfortably turn them over tomorrow. Their attack vs Kiwior is a big worry but we are a very dangerous team. I hope our players aren't overawed by the occasion or give them too much respect. I have often seen lesser teams trouble them this season. We are more than capable of giving them a game.
