MADRID, 18 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, was delighted with his team’s capacity for suffering and defensive commitment this Wednesday to beat Manchester City and advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, when everyone “left them for dead.” “, showing once again the epic of the white club.
“We started well, we got ahead and then we went back, to defend, to suffer, to sacrifice. We thought of playing in a different way, by getting ahead on the scoreboard we lowered the block too much. There City has had more control. Always the City has more control, I think we have defended very, very well,” he said in statements to Movistar Plus, reported by Europa Press.
Ancelotti recalled that the epic is part of the whites’ DNA, so he had no doubt that they would fight until the end, winning the ticket on penalties with a Lunin who stopped two shots. “We have seen Real Madrid do this exercise many times, this shield allows you to achieve something that no one thinks they can have,” he stated.
“We were convinced in the round that we were going to qualify. Lunin played a fantastic game, I was convinced. I really like it when I see a team that fights, in addition to the quality. Winning here could only be done this way,” he added.
On the other hand, the Italian coach revealed the conversation with Pep Guardiola after the game and hoped to have his team ready for the Clásico against FC Barcelona on Sunday. “He congratulated us, he wished us luck. Guardiola was a gentleman like Manchester City,” he commented.
“We are very good, we have no physical problems, the wear and tear has been great but we have time to recover, to realize that we have done something very good, again in the semi-final. Everyone considered us dead, we would never give up on Madrid. dead, Madrid never dies,” he concluded.
2024-04-17 23:37:10
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