Eder Militao is still wary of the damage that Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino can do to his Real Madrid side in Wednesday’s Champions League round-of-16 second-leg tie.
Liverpool head to the Spanish capital with a mountain to climb after crashing to a 5-2 defeat in the first leg at Anfield last month. Early goals from Darwin Nunez and Salah had appeared to put the hosts in control.
However, Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema both netted doubles and Militao was also on the scoresheet as Carlo Ancelotti’s men produced a sensational comeback.
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Madrid are heavy favourites heading into Wednesday's game, but Militao has warned his side that in Salah and Firmino, Liverpool have players capable of causing an upset.
The centre-back, who plays alongside the latter for Brazil, said: “The night in Liverpool was one of the most historic in my sporting life — to win 5-2 there and score is a unique moment for any footballer.
“But Liverpool have a super squad and now we do not want to be surprised at home. Mo Salah has come into a good moment in attack.
“He is always dangerous and against us he is hyper-motivated, and also Roberto Firmino is scoring goals again. So until the end of this match, nothing has been decided.”
Before Militao added: “Some people believe this tie is already finished but I am expecting a big night between two of the clubs with the biggest histories in world football.
“It’s certain that Real Madrid have a very big advantage but still, we must wait another 90 minutes and the round is not closed.
“In previous editions of the Champions League, we have experienced situations that have been right on the limit and we know they were lessons for us. Liverpool improved in the last matches and we saw the game against Manchester United — they were spectacular.
“We expect a different Liverpool in Madrid than the one we faced at Anfield because they need to take risks to score goals, but our challenge is to play such a match that no-one remembers our 5-2 win at Anfield.
“The fact the second leg is in front of our supporters is favourable for us. Liverpool will feel enormous pressure and each minute that passes with a goal for them is a success for us. Real have suffered problems with winning and scoring goals since our win in Liverpool but I am totally convinced this will change this week at the Santiago Bernabeu.”
After three games without a win following their Anfield success, Madrid bounced back with a 3-1 home victory over Espanyol that closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to six points.
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