A lot has happened to both Madrid and Mancini since he sat in the Bernabeu dugout 14 months ago to face a team then coached by Jose Mourinho, but the former City boss believes the nine-time European champions have lost none of their quality. He said: ``I think that Real Madrid was strong last year and is strong this year. They may have improved because they have bought Gareth Bale and he is a fantastic player. They changed the manager, but were talking about two top managers and its the same squad. Playing here is always difficult. A home win and an away defeat to Copenhagen leaves Galatasaray second in Group B behind runaway leaders Madrid, level on points with the Danes and one clear of Juventus. Assuming Juventus beat Copenhagen in Turin, then even if Mancinis side lose to Real Madrid, a victory over the Italians in the Turk Telecom Arena in a fortnights time will see them qualify. ``Its mathematics, things dont change if we lose or get a point tomorrow, added Mancini. ``Its my opinion that the last game against Juventus will be the key game. But we have a game tomorrow, and in football never say never, well try and play a good game and win if its possible. It will be difficult, but we want to try. ends
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:43:30 +0000
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