Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says keeping possession will be key to stopping Manchester City striker Erling Haaland tonight.
Real meet City in the second-leg of their Champions League semifinal with the aggregate score locked at 1-1.
Ancelotti said, "In the first leg we were outstanding in the way we played the ball out from the back and it was difficult for them to win it back. That will also be an important factor tomorrow.
"Having more of the ball means less risk defensively. When we assess a team, we don't just assess one player. We have to approach the game well defensively. With my coaching staff, we figured that if they have to score, they should score early and that way we have more time to recover."
I don't think it's going to be too different to the first leg, but you're going to see some tweaks from City and Madrid. There are things we can improve on from last week and they can too. But we're not going to see such a different game to the first leg. City have the best team in Europe right now and I'm sure it will be a thrilling game with plenty of excitement."