Gary Neville disagreed with Wayne Rooney's prediction that Manchester City will 'blow Real Madrid away', but the Sky Sports pundit backed the Blues to progress.
City continue their hunt for an illustrious treble when they face Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final this evening.
The Blues have won 15 of their last 16 games across all competitions, but face a return to the scene of last season's exit at this very stage.
Pep Guardiola's side were 5-3 up on aggregate as the second leg went into the 90th minute, but two goals from Rodrygo sent the tie into extra-time and Karim Benzema's penalty handed Los Blancos a shock place in the final and dumped City out despite their dominance. ALSO READ: City confirm squad to face Real Madrid in Champions League Much of City's problems that evening came from not being able to increase their lead when in the ascendancy, but that hasn't been a problem since the arrival of Erling Haaland.
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