According to Jose Felix Diaz, UEFA has agreed to let Real Madrid close the roof of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium during the match against Man City. This is to create the most passionate atmosphere possible inside the arena.

This is both a way to put pressure on the away team Manchester City and an encouragement for Real Madrid players.

It means holders City will face an even more febrile atmosphere at the 81,000-capacity Bernabeu, which will be full, with Real looking to avenge last season’s exit to Guardiola’s men.

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their semi-final, City crushed Real 4-0 at the Etihad in the return leg, before beating Inter Milan in the final. Guardiola is seen as the enemy by Real and their fans, due to his long association with their bitter rivals Barcelona.

But the Spaniard claimed these ties are the occasions he lives for and said: “I love this business. I have a very good time, I’m well paid and I enjoy it.

“I love the competition and I love to come here. I like to go to every stadium that we play. I love it. The day that I don’t have a good time, I will go home.”

City made it through to the quarter-finals after a comfortable win over FC Copenhagen in the round of 16, while Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 aggregate victory over RB Leipzig. Whoever progresses from their quarter-final will face either Bayern Munich or Arsenal in the semis.

“Of course we have the experience of last year, but we don’t think much of that,” City midfielder Rodri said on Monday.

“We will face a different Real Madrid, they play differently, and every season is different.

In addition, according to Marca, Real Madrid fans have planned to organize a warm and grand welcome for the players when the team bus arrives at the Bernabeu stadium. They want to give the entire team the strongest fighting fire before the battle.