"I feel like from 3-0 to 4-0 is a completely different score. I feel like that helped us massively. We're still confident, we trust our quality. We know that playing at the Etihad it is a different game. We will need our fans to help us. If they can score three goals why can't we?"
"It would be crazy if I said there was no chance. Everything is possible in football so we still believe. If we score quickly it's a different game with the supporters and everything, you put them under pressure."
"It was not a bad game from us. Obviously they scored three goals but we had some chances. We were playing well but obviously we need to be better sometimes and concentrate more with the counter-attacks. In these types of games you need to score from the chances that we have."
Manchester City faces an uphill battle after losing 3-0 to Real Madrid in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg, with Federico Valverde scoring a hat-trick. Despite the heavy defeat, the team maintains confidence for the second leg at the Etihad. Jeremy Doku emphasizes that the scoreline could have been different had Donnarumma's penalty save converted, and believes City's home advantage and fan support will create a different dynamic. Doku acknowledges City had chances but credits Madrid's ruthlessness and transition play for their success. He argues the team must concentrate better defensively and convert their opportunities, while trusting their quality to score the necessary goals for progression.
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