Real players watch the video of the reverse victory before the Man City match

“I showed my players a video of eight back-to-back wins this season and told them I wanted one more,” said the coach. Carlo Ancelotti share with channel Movistar after reverse win Man City 3-1 in the semi-final second leg of the Champions League. “We finished it. Two goals in the last minute got us back to the starting line, and then there were more goals in extra time. The result was amazing, because we were almost knocked out by PSG, Chelsea and Man City”.

After losing 3-4 in the first leg, Real Conceded first in the second leg at the Bernabeu home. Until the 90th minute, they were still leading 0-1. But in just a minute, the player coming on from the bench Rodrygo helped the Spanish team equalize 5-5 in the end. In the first overtime, Karim Benzema earned a penalty, then used the success to help Real win 3-1, and ultimately 6-5, to reach the Champions League final.

Real became the first team to lose a match in each knockout round and still reach the Champions League final, since the 1/8 round was born in the 2003-2004 season. Before yesterday’s match, they lost to PSG 0-1 in the first leg of the round of 16, lost to Chelsea 2-3 in the second leg of the quarter-finals and lost to Man City 3-4 at the Etihad Stadium.

“That’s the greatness of this club,” said Ancelotti. “This is where you never give up when it’s all over. Believing gives us the strength to keep fighting. We played against a very strong, very even team. put the last energy in the last moment to equalize I know Real are the team with the better mentality when going into extra time Real didn’t play well today, lacked connection between the lines and abused too many long passes. spirit and sanity got us into the final.”

Ancelotti became the only coach to reach the Champions League final five times, including three times with Milan and twice with Real. In 2014, he helped Real reach 10 Champions League titles with a 4-1 victory over Atletico in the final. He only lost one final when he was in charge of Milan, a reverse defeat at the hands of Liverpool in 2005. “We will meet another very strong opponent in the final”, added Ancelotti. “We are very used to the atmosphere of the Champions League final. I think it will be a great match for the audience. I am an Everton fan. So the final against Liverpool is like a derby.”

Not only Ancelotti has a relationship with Liverpool, Real also beat this opponent 3-1 in the 2018 final. The two teams will meet again at the Stade de France, Paris, France on May 28. Ancelotti has the advantage of calculating personnel, when Real has La Liga champion. Meanwhile, Liverpool are competing with Man City in the English Premier League.

Vy Anh (according to AS)