WORLD IS ENOUGH FOR LUKA

LUKA MODRIC says Real Madrid must show they are the best team in the world if they are to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League final.

Real trail City 4-3 after an epic first leg at the Etihad Stadium, but Modric said the 13-time winners can progress – if they produce their best.

The Croatia playmaker said: “We know it’s going to be the most important game this season.

“We know we’ll have to put on the best performance of the year.

“We’ve trained hard, we’re more than ready to play and move to the final.

“We will do what we always do – play with faith and a lot of energy.

“We have to show them we’re Real Madrid, show everyone we’re the best team in the world.

“Our fans need to be in the game from the start. As always, they will have a strong influence.”

Modric denied the suggestion Real have been lucky in the Champions League, having staged big comebacks in the previous rounds to overcome Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

He said: “We don’t always win and, when we don’t, people criticise us, which feels unfair. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

“We don’t care what people say on the outside, because making it this far year after year, winning Champions League and La Liga titles, it’s not something that happens out of sheer luck.

“You have to be a team of good players and have the right team spirit.”

Real head coach Carlo Ancelotti said: “Our approach in the first leg was the right one, but we need to add more quality and pressurise them.

“We won’t be moving our defensive line back, but there will be moments we will have to play closer to our box.”