Cam: We’ll keep Haal quiet again

EDUARDO CAMAVINGA reckons Real Madrid’s defenders made light work of keeping Manchester City hotshot Erling Haaland at bay last week.

As the two teams prepare for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at The Etihad on Wednesday, the young Frenchman wants a carbon copy performance from Antonio Rudiger and Co.

Camavinga, 20 (right) said: “Our defenders demonstrated that it is possible to stop Haaland and without a hard game on the pitch.

“Now we need to repeat that work in The Etihad.

“Haaland is not the unique problem for us against City.

“In Madrid, Kevin De Bruyne scored – another excellent footballer.

“But I am convinced we will score in England. We won against Chelsea and Liverpool and it’s feasible we can beat City as well.

“We will go to Manchester with high morale. A scoreline of 1-1 is not so bad although, logically, we would have preferred to have at least a goal advantage.

“And the final score at the Bernabeu was not just.

“We deserved to win and a result of 2-1 would have been the right reward for our performance and the chances we created.”

Goals galore were predicted over the course of two legs but that wasn’t the case on Tuesday.

And while there are monstrous attacking players on both sides, from Haaland to Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior, Camavinga believes the tie will be decided by which defence does the best job.

He added: “In Madrid, the match was very tactical. Many people believed there would be lots of goals but we are convinced the key lies within the defensive lines.

“City have a big advantage because of the home factor but Real Madrid is a team which is able to win in any football stadium.

“The pressure in the stadium will be with City but we must also be at our maximum because we are defending the title.

“We reject the idea Wednesday will be the end of the road in the Champions League for us.”