Kevin De Bruyne's brilliant equalizer gave Manchester City a lead in the Champions League on Tuesday, and Jack Grealish said the team felt "unstoppable" at the Etihad Stadium.
Before the return leg of the semi-finals next week, De Bruyne scored to offset Vinicius Junior's opening goal for Real Madrid.
Grealish was confident that when City and Real square off again the following Wednesday, they will make it to a second European final in three years.
We feel unstoppable here at the Etihad, Grealish added. Before the World Cup, I believe Brentford was the last time we lost at home.
It was an entertaining battle, and Real played excellent defense. Kevin made an amazing shot; we practice with shots like that all the time. Nobody else would be the one you would pick to receive it.
Together, we've gained a ton of knowledge. We have a good mix of seasoned professionals and talented young people. I've never felt more secure entering the field of play with the players around.
We came here to attempt to win, but going down a goal in a setting like this demonstrates our character. In the end, I believe the outcome was just.
Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of Real, did, however, lash out at the refereeing, saying that he was 'not paying attention' after being shown a yellow card.
Bernardo Silva carried the ball out of play in the lead-up to De Bruyne's goal, according to Ancelotti, who insisted that VAR did not review the judgment.
Ancelotti declared that the ball had left the field. That is all. Technology said it, and 3D technology from BEINSPORT demonstrated it. Why VAR didn't check it baffles me. Tonight, the referee paid little attention to numerous things.
"We need to be able to play like we did tonight next week." At home, they'll exert a little pressure. In terms of defense, we were in charge.
Kyle Walker and Ederson received special appreciation from Pep Guardiola for handling Vinicius and making some outstanding saves, respectively.
The Catalan thinks he will need to devise a new strategy to ensure City complete the task at home.
We'll make some adjustments to attempt to find more rhythm, he said. "We'll try to prevail among our own, where we feel at home." I have a rough notion of what has to be done. Vinicius has excellent abilities both left and right, and he can take us. We'll check back in to see what transpires. However, I'm quite happy with the team.
It will be a final with our people in Manchester. It is now a playoff. Tonight, we performed better. I wasn't overly surprised by it. We had already arrived and had discovered the destination. In overall, we did a great job at box defense.
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