Norwich City are ready to embrace the intense atmosphere waiting for them at Elland Road tonight.
A goalless draw at Carrow Road has set up a straight shootout in Yorkshire for a place at Wembley in the Championship play-off final later this month.
Norwich were unable to make their home advantage count, but captain Kenny McLean says they are ready for whatever is set to come their way as they plot a way to the play-off final, despite being underdogs.
"I look forward to it," McLean said. "These are the occasions that we want to be involved in as footballers, massive games that mean so much to everyone.
"It means so much to the club, fans and to us as players. This is what I want. This is what I want to be involved in, and we want to be involved in. We've given ourselves an opportunity, so we will go there and relish it.
"It's about showing character on the pitch. That is what we need to do. We're going to a difficult venue, it'll be hostile, tough, and we're playing against a really good team, but the belief is there."
There has been plenty of debate over how City and David Wagner should handle the contest given they are likely going to need to ride out spells of pressure.
McLean has offered his view and believes they need to use the intense atmosphere to their advantage over the course of the evening.
"You saw how we started today and that really gets the crowd up, so we need to quieten them early and hopefully control the game in the way that we did in the first half an hour," McLean said.
"We need to go and really stamp our authority on the match because we've got quality, and you can see how much they've got it as well. They've got the young player and player of the year, so we need to go and show how good we are.
"They are a very good team, and they will be disappointed to be here, really. They were in a good position, and they were there because of the quality they've got. They've got good players, and we need to nullify that.
"It's about us going there and showing our quality."
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