Carlo is satisfied and very clear in his analysis of the match Ancelotti who reached the Champions League semi-final after beating Manchester City on penalties at the end of a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes of play: “This is a great result achieved with great sacrifice, winning here could only be done in this way“. The goals scored so early by Real may also have influenced the team’s attitude: “It was a very nice combination and obviously after the goal we no longer had to play so aggressively but we certainly could have made better use of the counterattacks.” The coach of Real Madrid practically isolated himself during the penalty kicks: “Penalties? I don’t remember what I was thinking, I was hoping my team would score and they wouldn’t.”
“We needed a feat to win here and we did it”
At the end of the match, an affectionate conversation with Guardiola: “I complimented Pep, last year it was their turn, now it was our turn, City are a great team, winning here is a feat and we did it”. Specifically in an overall defensive match: “We tried to close the spaces inside to send them out, defending against them is not easy, because they constantly create dangers, but we did it well for 120 minutes. I’m proud of this result because we didn’t we are used to doing so much defensive phase, so compact, it is easy to have more control of the match against City.” Now the semi-final against Ancelotti’s former team, Bayern Munich: “Interesting because it is a semi-final. Beating City opens up the opportunity for us to win another Champions League but first there is another match.”