By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 24 minutes ago, Updated now
Pep Guardiola. Juan Medina / REUTERS
After the 3-3 draw in Madrid against Real, the Spanish technician showed his satisfaction. Carlo Ancelotti praised a “fair” result between “two fantastic teams”.
The 3-3 draw won at the end of a crazy evening by Real Madrid against Manchester City in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League is “a fair result” in between “two fantastic teams”according to Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
“It was a match that we could have won because we had the opportunity to score the 3-1 goal, but it was also a match that we could have lost. It’s a fair result for what both teams produced. judged Ancelotti at a press conference.
“It was a very good match from us, competitive, until we no longer had the energy to press high” he estimated, as Real let City take the lead in five minutes on the hour mark.
“They scored two good goals, but we had the guts to come back into the match. Now we have a little disadvantage because we play far from our stadium, but we are confident that we can repeat the same match there. added the Italian technician.
According to his attacker Rodrygo, interviewed by Movistar+, “the one who misses the fewest things will qualify” during the return match next Wednesday.
For his part, Citizens coach Pep Guardiola appreciated the face of his team “in the second half when we were down 2-1”.
“They are so dangerous in transition that they can always score more goals, but we controlled the game very well”analyzed the Catalan coach.
“It’s impossible to control everything against Real Madrid. The Bernabéu is a special stadium. At 3-2 we think the match is almost over, but here it’s never over.he added.
Questioned by a British journalist who asked him if he was “frustrated” by this result, Guardiola responded with his usual tact: “Everything is fine. It’s the Bernabéu my friend, you come from England, you don’t know what it means to play at the Bernabéu. Scoring three goals here is very strong”.
“In Manchester the match will be sold out, our fans will help us score a goal and we will try to do the rest. It’s simple, the team that wins will be in the semi-final.” summed up the ex-Barça coach.
