Former Spurs boss Ramos is in charge at the Bernabeu on a short-term contract until the end of the season, and tomorrow Madrid must overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first-leg of their last-16 clash with Liverpool to stay in the competition.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has regularly been linked with the Bernabeu position.

But Ramos today insisted he was under no pressure, saying: "I still have three and a half months left on this contract, and I feel very comfortable about that.

"This is not a subject that will be addressed until June, but whether we win tomorrow or get eliminated, it will not influence my contract."

Real have been knocked out at the last-16 stage for the past three seasons, and Ramos is determined to change that statistic.

He said: "This game requires a fine performance, and if we do turn this result around it will restore some of the club's prestige in this tournament.

"I hope that we can achieve such a result and take the club closer to another final.

"The first leg was a real tactical battle, but we are only halfway through, we are confident we can turn things around and reverse 0-1 deficit. My players are convinced they can do this, we must work, though, as hard as we can."