Kevin De Bruyne: Manchester City midfielder and arguably the club’s talisman returned from injury to help the citizens take three points against Brighton this midweek.
The Belgian had a lot to say regarding the fixture and his contribution to the club. And the controversies that surrounded their quarter final fixtures against Atletico Madrid.
“Maybe there were nerves with the supporters but I felt we were doing all right,” Kevin De Bruyne said.
“Obviously it’s hard because everybody’s under pressure. We weren’t disturbed by the pressure, I would say.
“In the second half, when you score the first two goals it makes it easier and I think we did OK.
“I’m maybe not the loudest but I try to play the way I play and I think I have a lot of passion and drive when I’m in my actions.
“I think I can help drive the team forward and I don’t have to be different in any way because I think this is my best way to give something to the team.
“Sometimes you have these games where it wasn’t a football game in the end.
“We had to cope with the circumstances and we were a little bit lucky with it sometimes, but sometimes it goes that way.
“There’s going to be hard moments because every team has a lot of quality and I don’t expect anything different against (Real) Madrid because the quality is there.”
