Antonio Rudiger frustrated Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (Picture: BT Sport)
Antonio Rudiger claims Manchester City ‘were not dangerous’ during the Champions League semi-final first-leg draw and says he is ‘confident’ Real Madrid can progress to the final.
Vinicius Jr and Kevin de Bruyne both scored superb goals in an enthralling 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night.
Real Madrid’s opener came against the run of play but the hosts were on top when De Bruyne rifled home an equaliser to earn the Premier League leaders a first-leg draw.
The tie will be settled next Wednesday when Real Madrid visit the Etihad Stadium, aiming to advance to the Champions League final and end Manchester City’s treble hopes.
‘They got the goal quite late so we feel like we could have had more but it’s not a problem, the tie is definitely on and we can go to Manchester with confidence,’ said Rudiger, who frustrated Man City striker Erling Haaland.
‘At the end of the day they were not dangerous. They had a lot of possession, we knew this would happen, but they were not dangerous. The goal is quality from De Bruyne.’
Asked if he is confident Real Madrid can knock Manchester City out of the Champions League ahead of the second leg, Rudiger replied: ‘We are Real Madrid, we are always confident.’
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Rudiger frustrated Man City striker Erling Haaland.