River Plate head coach Marcelo Gallardo speaks ahead of the second leg of their Copa Libertadores final against Tigres de Mexico.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate head coach:

"The game is going to be difficult. Tigres is a good team, I already said it. They might come in a position in which they will not want to take the centre stage because they know we are playing. They had the opportunity to do so on the field. Now we need to be stronger than we were in Mexico. It will certainly be this way, we will take the necessary precautions because they have great players of a good level."

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate head coach:

"We did not see the reality: it is one of the most powerful teams of the Copa Libertadores, if not the most powerful one. This is a final, a highly competitive final. For me, it would be strange if these players legs don't shake."

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate:

"The first thing we are thinking about is ourselves: if we are well-connected, if we are well-focused on the game - something will happen - we will ensure that Tigres, with its high level players, would not hurt us too much."