Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says stopping Vini Jr will be key to beating Real Madrid.

The first-leg of their Champions League semifinal will be staged tonight.

"We are going to pay special attention to him," said Guardiola.

He added: "It's the same thing we do against Salah, Mané, with every team...we are not naïve. We don't think we're so great and it doesn't matter what Madrid do. There's also Benzema, Rodrygo ... and what I liked the most is their ability to play together, they don't burn the ball. They get together and it's difficult to take it away from them."

On an individual level, Guardiola commented, "Vinicius is a player who sinks you every time they can make contact with him. They repeat a lot. He's got a lot of experience because his players have been in similar situations. It's good news that we're getting closer."