Real Madrid right-back Daniel Carvajal has said the fans will play a huge part on Wednesday when Los Blancos take on Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Champions League holders must win having lost the first leg 2-1 last week and Carvajal says the crowd can help create a positive atmosphere for the Real players. He also called for the team to be patient and not go too gung-ho early on.
Speaking in an interview with betting company Bwin, he stated: “We have to win, that is crucial. We especially need to keep a cool head, be patient, and not go crazy. The game lasts for 90 minutes, we have to try and make the time go really slowly for Juve so that they suffer without the ball.”
And he continued: “These are matches where once the ball gets rolling, you focus on playing, eleven against eleven. On Wednesday we will feel the warmth of our fans, who will surely be our 12th man, and if we score a lot of goals, this factor will have an important role for the first one.”
The young defender, a good friend of Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, who scored the opener last week, said it will be strange to see him in a different shirt at the Bernabeu.
“I am really happy to be playing against a friend in the semi-final of the Champions League. I find it really strange to be facing him, and having to mark him and defend against him in some moves…I think it is a disadvantage because he is a great player and the truth is that he is really dangerous,” he commented.
