In this video
- Bernardo said City are a very different team because the club changed a lot of players. The dressing-room energy has been quite good, even when results were not as good as performances.
- Asked whether this is a good barometer, Bernardo said maybe, but it is just a football game, and the main goal is three points for the top eight. They meet Madrid every season; it looks like a league game now, he said.
- Bernardo said even the young players have been through games like this, such as Liverpool or Newcastle away. It is a group-stage game, he said, and he might answer differently if it were a semi-final.
- Bernardo hopes City will again be much better in the second part of the season. Before the first international break they lost to Brighton and Tottenham with performances he called not acceptable at their level.
“It's better to be two points away from the top than being five. But it's a long season.”
- Asked about Mbappé likely missing out, Bernardo called him a very special player, and said it is better for Madrid when they can count on him. But he cannot say Madrid have any bad players.
- Bernardo said he had not watched many of their games, so he could not really compare. From what they watched that week, Madrid do a lot more man-to-man pressing than in the past.
- In the translated part of the session, Bernardo said they have played Madrid many times in the last seven years, winning some and losing others. He does not like to use the word revenge.
Bernardo Silva previewed Manchester City’s Champions League match with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, sharing deep insight into the mindset of Pep Guardiola’s refreshed squad.
He also spoke about the possibility of Kylian Mbappé missing the match, praising Real Madrid’s depth even without their star forward. Silva emphasized how effective Vinícius Jr. and Rodrygo can be.
