Casemiro: Real Madrid refuse to be 'overly confident' against Chelsea despite advantage

Casemiro has said Real Madrid refuse to be "overly confident" heading into their Uefa Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea on Tuesday having dominated the first match in London last week.

Madrid, 13-time European champions, took command of the tie by beating Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge last Wednesday, with Karim Benzema helping himself to a hat-trick.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was very critical of his team after last week's defeat and said it "would be impossible" to recover from the setback - words that did not go unnoticed in Real's dressing room.

"We won't fall for that," Casemiro said on Monday. "We played probably what was the best 90 minutes of our season in London last week and took a major step closer to qualifying for the semi-final but we can’t get overly confident.

"We all heard what Thomas Tuchel said. We don't buy it. We know that it will be a tough game. They are defending champions and we won’t take this game lightly, I can assure you of that."

Casemiro warned Real's supporters not to lose their focus and called on them to pack the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and help their team finish what they started in London.

"We’ll need our fans to be there and support us from the beginning," Casemiro said. "We can't get overconfident and need our fans to create a great atmosphere so we can advance to the semi-finals."

CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy - 4: Helpless in first half as Vinicius Junior hit bar and Benzema sent two perfect headers into the net. Catastrophic pass to Rudiger gifted Benzema his hat-trick for Real's crucial third and looked shaky for rest of game. AFP

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti agreed with Casemiro, and the Spanish giants will be well aware of the threat