Olympique Lyonnais come to Spain with the score at 1-1 and coach Claude Puel, who has Lisandro available after injury, is confident his side can eliminate the Merengues at this stage for a second successive season.
José Mourinho, Madrid coach
We all have a positive and negative past, but our history in the competition doesn’t come into play. It’s an open match. Real Madrid have a little advantage but it’s not enough. One team will be alive in the competition tomorrow at midnight. Everybody wants to play in this match and nobody is scared. There is no special pressure.
Lisandro is a great player, I know that well from Portuguese football. Lyon are more than Lisandro. They are a well-organised team with a very good coach. They have been very competitive without Lisandro.
Karim Benzema is the main person responsible for his good form. His team-mates and Zinédine Zidane have helped him a lot. Our fans should play tomorrow because we always play against 12 players in our away matches, I haven’t seen the Santiago Bernabéu really playing with its team yet.
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