Bastos confident Lyon can prevail against Real

(GSM) – Michel Bastos is wary of Real Madrid’s strenght at their own stadium but the Olympique Lyon midfielder also believes his side perform best against the top teams.

Lyon and Real go head-on-head again on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League eight final clash.

The first leg between the French and Spanish giants ended in a 1-0 win for Lyon who will face a daunting task at the Bernabeu.

Real have won every game in front of their own fans, conceding only eight times and racking up an intimidating 41 goals.

However, Bastos is confident that the Ligue 1 side will be able to handle the spirited Los Blancos fight back on Wednesday.

“Since the beginning of the season we have played well against big teams, and sometimes against small teams we struggle,” the Brazil international told UEFA.com agreeing with a statement former Lyon striker Karim Benzema said.

“I agree with Karim; Lyon have talented players who have always performed well against big teams.”

However, the 26-year-old is in no doubt Madrid will also raise their game.

“It might be another story in front of their supporters, in their stadium,” Bastos added, “and we know that they will be wanting to do well, as we know they kind of blew it (in Lyon).”

Lyon have been in impressive form lately, winning six of their last seven league matches.