Aleksandar Kolarov confident he can keep Cristiano Ronaldo in check when Manchester City play Real Madrid Ronaldo is something different. Everyone knows about him, there's nothing much more that you can say about him. He's a special player - with Messi he is the best player in the world. So to play against someone like that will be a big test. He played for Man United too so he will want to score against us. But I'll be confident because City can go to Madrid with confidence. It should be a great night for the club. We are the champions of England and they will know it will not be an easy night for them as well. Everyone at Man City will look forward to going there. City were eliminated in the group stages of last season's Champions League, and they face a tough task this time around with their group being completed by Ajax and Borussia Dortmund. Last season they ultimately paid the price for a slow start which saw them pick up one point from their first two games, and Kolarov knows they cannot afford a repeat. We want to do better in the Champions League and qualify but again we have been given a really tough group. This time we need to start better than we did last year," he said. Meanwhile, City's football development executive Patrick Vieira is confident his former Inter Milan team-mate Maicon has plenty to offer City. The Brazilian right-back has joined from Inter for an undisclosed fee and Vieira said: "He is a fantastic player. I spent a few years with him at Inter and he has experience and talent. He has the ambition to be part of the Brazilian national team for the World Cup. It is something really important for him and I am sure he will bring a lot to this football club. He is a fantastic character to have around too. He has the experience of winning the Italian league and the Champions League and to have him at the football club is fantastic. Scott Sinclair is a young, talented player and hopefully coming to City will help him get to another level. Jack Rodwell has already played and has done really well so far, and Javi Garcia is also a young talent - it is exciting to have these players at the club.