Last chance for glory as Real Madrid face Juventus in Champions League semi-final, second leg
Madrid giants fully aware of the high stakes as they set out to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit
Real Madrid must overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit to keep their season alive when a Juventus side boosted by the return of Paul Pogba visit the Santiago Bernabeu in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
Los Blancos' La Liga title hopes are all but over despite coming from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Valencia on Saturday as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top with just two games remaining.
However, Carlo Ancelotti's men recovered from exactly the same result against Valencia that proved an almost fatal blow to their title hopes at the same stage last season to go on and win the club's 10th European Cup in Lisbon a few weeks later.
We need to win, that is fundamental. However, above all, we need to have a cool head, be patient and not go crazy
Defensive lapses have cost Madrid in recent weeks as they have conceded twice in four of their last five matches and right-back Dani Carvajal insists they can't go for a clinical Juventus side from the off and risk being caught on the counterattack.
"We need to win, that is fundamental. However, above all, we need to have a cool head, be patient and not go crazy," he said. "The game is 90 minutes long and we need to make that seem like a long time for Juventus and make them suffer without the ball."
Carvajal gave away the penalty, converted by Carlos Tevez, at the end of a counterattack which gave the Italian champions the advantage in last week's first leg.
"After the first leg the feelings of the coach and the players were clear. We cannot commit so many errors in easy passes because that breathed life into them."
