Manuel Pellegrini: Real Madrid aren't just Cristiano Ronaldo

Manuel Pellegrini insists Real Madrid are not just Cristiano Ronaldo, after the Portuguese star was passed fit to play in the Champions League semi-final second leg. 

“Cristiano will always be a different player – he scores a lot of goals and has throughout his six years here,” explained the coach.

“However, I don’t think Real are just Cristiano Ronaldo. We must work as a team defending and attacking. Not just against Ronaldo but against Real Madrid.

“Our motivation must be to reach a final which we've never done before against a great team in a beautiful stadium.

“It’s important tomorrow because it’s high pressure but we have the personality and the football to beat them.

“Everyone must trust in their team – we trust in ours and I hope we can demonstrate it in the 90 minutes.

“We are sure we will need to make a very good performance to reach the final – it would be the first time we’ve reached it.”