Sergio Ramos has said that Real Madrid can withstand whatever atmosphere awaits in the Vicente Calderon when they play city vivals Atletico in to nights Champions League semi-final second leg.
Cristiano Ronaldo's hat trick in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals all but punched Real Madrid's ticket to the June 3 final in Cardiff, but Atletico Madrid scored two early goals to make the second leg interesting.
After Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann scored inside the first 15 minutes, an absolutely breathless first half finished with deflation for all with Atletico as Isco's goal sent them back to square one needing three goals.
Zidane hailed the resilience of Real in reaching their third final in four years.
However, Zinedine Zidane's men found a response before half-time as they eventually progressed 4-2 on aggregate, setting up a mouther-watering Champions League final against Italian giants Juventus.
"They made things hard for us at their place, but the team showed why they've been competing for as many years as they have". "This is what we've got", they shouted.
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He told Real's website: "We knew we were going to suffer, especially at the beginning".
"If I needed to motivate the players for a game like tomorrow I would need to leave the club", said Simeone.
"Of course Atletico Madrid are going to look to try to stop us playing, we have to have faith in what we have done to get here", he explained.
The Portuguese player has shone in games against Real's neighbours this season, also scoring all three goals in their 3-0 win at Atletico in the league in November.
"We trust what we can do, I trust a lot in my players", the Atletico coach said at a press conference. Play your favorite counterattack football has not come out, even if the risk, from the first minute, giving space to counterattack the opponent. "Unexpected things can happen and we will fight until the last drop of hope". They're tied on points and Barcelona has the head-to-head tiebreaker, but Real Madrid has a game in hand.
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