Vincent Kompany expects City to score at least one in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid next Wednesday.

The skipper believes that a goal for Manuel Pellegrini’s side would turn the tables and is hopeful that City’s good Champions League away record will remain in the Santiago Bernabeu.

He said: “I expect us to score a goal and, if we do, it will be really interesting.
“We’ve got a really good away record in the Champions League. 0-0, if it was an away game for me, I would not feel comfortable.

“We’re still an offensive team, who are always looking to score goals.
“If we don’t manage to score a goal anyway, what claim can we make in getting to the final?”
The 30-year old was part of a defence that kept City’s third consecutive home clean sheet and he told mcfc.co.uk that the game panned out as he expected.

Kompany commented: “I think both teams had a game plan.
“I didn’t expect to see both teams commit in the first half of this tie and that’s basically what happened.
“We had two strikers on the pitch, but they were defending really well and, in the case, we had to defend well.”

Joe Hart made a key save late in the game to deny Pepe from point blank range and the captain was full of praise for City’s number one.
He stated: “I thought we struggled on one or two set pieces and Joe did great.
“At this level, you’re expected to have a top goalkeeper behind you and he did his job, like he always does for us.”

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