Jack Grealish: We feel unstoppable

Jack Grealish said Manchester City are confident of finishing the job against Real Madrid at home to reach the Champions League final after a 11 draw in their semifinal first leg on TuesdayCity have won all 14 games at the Etihad this year by a combined score of 497 as Pep Guardiolarsquos men close in on a potential treble of Premier League Champions League and FA Cup But it is conquering Europe for the first time that matters most to the English championsCity suffered heartache against Madrid at the same stage of the competition last season as a late collapse in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu saw the Spanish giants go on to win the competition for the 14th time But home advantage for the return leg could make the difference this year after the sides could not be separated in MadridSpectacular goalsBoth goals came from spectacular strikes from outside the box as Kevin De Bruyne cancelled out Vinicius Juniorrsquos openerldquoAt the Etihad at the moment we feel unstoppablerdquo Grealish told BT Sport ldquoWe came here tonight to try and win but I think it shows our character to go a goal down and come back In the end it was a fair resultrdquo City are now unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions But they were not at their fluent best as Madrid successfully cut the supply line to 51goal striker Erling Haaland The visitors had dominated possession until they were hit by the Real sucker punch when Vinicius drove forward and fired into the top corner on 36 minutes But the roles were reversed after the break as just when City appeared on the ropes they hit back when De Bruyne drilled past his Belgian international teammate Thibaut CourtoisA tight game GuardiolaldquoWhen we were better they scored When they were better we scoredrdquo said Guardiola ldquoTight game Bernabeu a semifinal always is difficult 11 and we have a final next Wednesday at home with our peoplerdquoUnder Guardiola City have dominated English football They are on the brink of a fifth Premier League title in six seasons But they are yet to replicate that success on the European stage In contrast to Madridrsquos wealth of experience City have only reached the Champions League final once in their historyldquoThey are so demanding They are so good they have the experience the qualityrdquo added Guardiola ldquoNow they travel to Manchester and we are going to see what we can do better ldquoWhen you play these type of games itrsquos like a playoff The second game you learn a lot from the first and hopefully we can learn and attack and defend betterrdquoAlso ReadDe Bruyne out of Haalands shadow delivers again in MadridThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever