The Spain international says his side should be careful about the danger posed by Real Madrid striker in front of Champions League semi-final
Manchester City should stop Real Madrid dangerman Karim Benzema assuming they are to arrive at the Champions League final, midfielder Rodri has cautioned.
City are due to face the 13-times victors in a semi-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, where they will expect to arrive at the last for a second progressive year.
In any case, they will likewise face an in-structure Benzema, who is the main scorer left in the opposition with 12 goals, incorporating a hat-trick in the last-16 triumph over Paris Saint-Germain and the champ against holders Chelsea in the past round.
He is in the best snapshot of his career," Rodri let columnists know when questioned on Benzema after City's 5-1 triumph over Watford on Saturday. "He figures out all aspects of the game and is scoring goals, significant goals.
"I would agree f*cking hell, this person is astonishing in each game and he scores goals as well as causes his team to feel alright with the ball and as Ancelotti says he is the cutting edge striker in football so we must know about him and all of Real Madrid.
"I played against him for a couple of years and he is an incredible player however not just him, as far as quality they generally have that."
City are probably going to confront an alternate game to ther quarter-final triumph over the Blancos' city rivals Atletico Madrid, which was a tie of not many possibilities that was eventually settled by Kevin De Bruyne's most memorable leg strike.
"This is a team that obviously have the experience of the opposition and sit tight for their chance," Rodri added. "This is the best thing about them.
"They are not reliable north of an hour and a half but rather are perilous 100% of the time. We must know. The primary game is here at home so we need to give our all."
Joao Cancelo will miss the primary leg
through suspension and Pep Guardiola is confronting a restless stand by over safeguards Kyle Walker and John Stones, who both missed the end of the week game against Watford.
"The two of them are questions, we'll be aware on Tuesday morning. We'll choose if we face a challenge or not, or on the other hand assuming players like Nathan [Ake] feel improved," the City supervisor said.
"Assuming it was November or December, it's an issue however with seven games - in the event that Gabriel [Jesus] needed to play right back, he'd play right back."
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