Real Madrid look like a club tailored for the UEFA Champions League. Itās hard to disagree with that, since they have an impressive 14 titles to show up for it. Manchester City, for instance, may have witnessed first-hand the aura that gives Los Blancosthe edge in this competition.
Last year, Pep Guardiolaās men were just a few minutes away from knocking the Spanish giants out at the Santiago Bernabeu. But just like they did in the previous rounds, Madrid came from behind to claim an epic victory.
Bernardo Silva was there that day, but he claims that the badge had nothing to do with the final result. Instead, the Portuguese star believes the reason Carlo Ancelottiās men win is because of the superstars who take the field.
Bernardo Silva claims Real Madridās āauraā is not a thing
āWe have a lot of respect for Real Madrid but no fear. Why should we fear them? We have that objective (to eliminate Real Madrid) knowing we lost under difficult circumstances last year,ā he said, via Madrid Xtra.
āItās not about the badge. If Real Madrid didnāt have Luka ModriÄ, Toni Kroos, Vinicius or Karim Benzema they wouldnāt win anything, because the shirt doesnāt do it by itself.ā
Silva has a point. After all, not every Real Madrid team could win the competition. However, itās hard to say they donāt have something special when it comes to this tournament considering how many titles theyāve won and how they did it. Still, it makes sense that Silva, as an opponent, heads into this massive clash with the mindsetthat there are no external factors.
