Zidane: it would be a failure to not make Champions League final

Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday said it would be a "failure" if his side failed to overcome Manchester City in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.

Madrid are the favorites to qualify after a 0-0 draw in Manchester last week and know a win in front of a packed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium would give them a shot at an 11th Champions League title.

"We are in good form and we want to qualify. It is a difficult game, but it would be a failure if we failed to go through," said the coach, who warned that his side would be without injured duo, Karim Benzema and Casimiro.

"We have a big enough squad for someone else to play," he said.

Zidane confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo was available and would play after missing out the first leg and last Saturday' s game away to Real Sociedad with a hamstring problem.

"There is no risk, he has trained at 100 percent," confirmed the coach.

A goal from Manchester City would leave Madrid needing to score twice in order to qualify, but he insisted on the need for patience.

"We can' t score two or three goals in 15 minutes, that doesn' t exist in football. We will have to work hard and suffer from the first minute to the 90th minute," he warned, saying the plan was to "pressure high up the field and to play with intensity. Manchester City also want to qualify," explained Zidane.

The Frenchman highlighted the quality of Manchester City duo, Kun Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne, but insisted that what his side did on the night was more important to him. Endit