THE Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has warned that stopping Real Madrid is about much more than shutting out Cristiano Ronaldo.
Real's star forward, the prolific former Manchester United favourite, is poised to return to action for tonight's Champions League semi-final second leg against City at the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo missed last week's goalless first meeting at the Etihad Stadium with a thigh problem but is now ready to return after coming through training unscathed.
Pellegrini said: "Cristiano will always be a different player. He scores a lot of goals and has throughout his six years here.
"However, I don't think Real are just Cristiano Ronaldo. We must work as a team defending and attacking. It is not just against Ronaldo but against Real Madrid."
City have their own crack frontman in Sergio Aguero, who has scored 28 goals this season, and Pellegrini hopes the Argentinian will be back at his best after being rested for the weekend loss at Southampton.
Pellegrini said: "I always say these kind of games are decided by the best technical players. We have Sergio and I am sure we will see him in a good performance."
Pellegrini confirmed Yaya Toure is fit and in contention to play after missing the last two games with a thigh injury.
Some confusion did arise as it was reported the midfielder had not travelled despite participating in an open training session this morning, but that was not true.
Pellegrini said: "I don't know the news that Toure wasn't travelling because he trained without problem the whole week.
"He has a lot of experience and quality. He won a Champions League for Barcelona here so he will be important."
One player who will not be involved, however, is full-back Pablo Zabaleta due to a muscle injury.
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