James Rodriguez has echoed the thoughts of other Real Madrid mates saying the Santiago Bernabeu must find its full voice next week when Los Blancos take on Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
The holders went down 2-1 in Turin but will be hopeful of overturning the deficit in front of a raucous home support.
Speaking to reporters after the game on Tuesday, the Colombian midfielder said he felt Juventus rode their luck at times – particularly when it came to him hitting the bar. But he said with the backing of the Madrid fans, the players believe they can make their second successive final.
“We have to have faith. We’ll be playing in front of our fans, at our stadium, and the Bernabéu has to get right behind us, it has to be at fever pitch, so that we can go out there to win. I think that we can make it through to the final.”
He added: “If you look at the moments in the game, I think that they had a little bit of luck, for example when I hit the crossbar. We have to put this behind us and focus on next Wednesday, which will be tough; they’re going to be defending in numbers. We’ll be on our ground and we have to go all out.”
