Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said on Tuesday that his team should not feel inferior to Champions League opponents Manchester City, even without injured striker Kylian Mbappe.

“We are Real Madrid and I think that we never feel lesser than anyone else,” Arbeloa told reporters on Tuesday. “It doesn’t matter the circumstance, it doesn’t matter who is in front of us, we are Real Madrid and we should not feel inferior to anyone. Tomorrow we have an opponent we know well, the identity of the club, coach, players, what Manchester City is... but we’ll head into it full of hope,” he added.