“Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warns of tough challenge against Manchester City in Champions League semi-finals”

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team needs more than individual talent to beat Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals as it seeks to win its 15th European Cup title.

Real won five Champions League titles in the last decade, three with Zinedine Zidane and two with Ancelotti, including last season when they beat City in the semi-finals 6-5 on aggregate.

The two teams drew 1-1 in the first leg in Spain, where Real Madrid advanced with a stunning goal by Vinicius Junior, but City’s Kevin De Bruyne equalized in the second half.

Ancelotti, who won the Champions League four times as a coach, a record with AC Milan and Real Madrid, warned his players against complacency in front of the opponent at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

“Quality alone is not enough to face these kinds of matches. You have to have other things,” Ancelotti told a news conference on Tuesday.

“It’s not easy to explain (Real Madrid’s recipe for success), but I think the Champions League is special for Real Madrid because of history.”

The Italian coach expected an even match, as happened in the tie at the Bernabeu last week.

“Tomorrow will not be different from the first leg,” Ancelotti added.

“We want to improve on some things from last week. City have the best team in Europe at the moment and it will be exciting.

“But when we deal with a competitor of this size, we don’t look at a specific player or players. We don’t just think about Erling Haaland… What about Kevin De Bruyne? What about Ilkay Gendogan? What about Riyad Mahrez? It will be a difficult match.”