Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, on the Movistar channel, after his team’s victory on Wednesday against Manchester City on penalties (4-3, 1-1 ap.) in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League: ” We started well, we got ahead of the score, and then we found ourselves behind fighting, defending, suffering, sacrificing. We thought we would play differently, but we relaxed a little and City had more control (…) We defended well. We’ve seen Real Madrid in this resistance exercise many times, it’s this shield, it makes you pull out something that no one thinks to do.

We were convinced during the penalty shootout that we could qualify. I love seeing a team sacrifice and fight. Winning this time could only be done this way. (Regarding the physical effort), we are doing very well, we have no physical problems, the wear and tear has been great, but we have time until Sunday to rest, to analyze what we have done very well. well (…) Everyone thought we were dead, but you should never give us up for dead, Madrid never dies.”