Real Madrid returned to playing as it is able to do and in the moment that matters in the knockout phase in the Champions League, beating Manchester City at home 3 to 2. It is not easy to explain how these moments happen, coming from a period that was certainly not good for Ancelotti and his team, but Real Madrid is able to regain its fantastic mindset when the situation becomes difficult, if not almost desperate. To find an explanation you can go back to what the coach and players said last year after winning yet another Champions League at the expense of Borussia Dortmund.
You never get accustomed to this. It was very difficult, much more so than we thought it would be. First half, we had to suffer; second half, we lost the ball less, played better – but those are all trifling details now. We won. The dream continues!”
– Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti
“I don’t know what to say, just tremendous happiness. We knew it would be a tough game, and the first half they were very superior but we got out alive. But we knew our moment would come, and it did, and we have the 15th (Champions League title for Real Madrid).”
– Dani Carvajal, who scored Real Madrid’s first goal
“I have always dreamed of playing in these games.You go through life and there are so many people who say you cannot do things. I was alright until I’ve seen my mum and dad’s face there. My little brother is there and I’m trying to be a role model for him. I cannot put it into words. The best night of my life.”
– Real Madrid’s England international midfielder Jude Bellingham
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