Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva says "it's going to be tough" to turn their Champions League tie against Real Madrid around but they “will fight until the end”.
Pep Guardiola allowed the squad to rest on Monday after a tight turnaround from being in Madrid and then travelling to London to play West Ham on Saturday.
Speaking to the media before Tuesday's second leg at Etihad Stadium, Silva said: "He [Guardiola] thought it was better to free our minds so that we can come back tomorrow stronger and ready for the game.
"A lot of things can happen in a football game, and although the result in Madrid was really bad, we will fight until the end.
"We know it's going to be tough as the opponent is a very good one. We are going to try to create the right atmosphere.
"We know what this team is capable of. The thing we've lacked this season is consistency . We know we can reach that level but can't do it consistently for the right amount of games.
"If we are on it tomorrow then we know it is possible, but we cannot concede another goal. We know that if we do then the tie is over.
"When I watched the game [first leg] back, I didn't see a reason why we were 3-0 down at half-time.
"The result was much worse than the performance, in my opinion. That counts for nothing in football, though."
