Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, has acknowledged that Manchester City deserved to win their Champions League semi-final match on Wednesday. Manchester City avenged their previous year’s defeat against Real Madrid with an impressive performance that completed a 5-1 aggregate triumph.
The jubilant fans were witness to Manchester City’s complete domination throughout the game, with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois being the only factor that prevented even more damage. Ancelotti admitted, “they played better than us and deserved to win.”
Manchester City came out all guns blazing, putting a lot of pressure. Their strategy worked brilliantly, allowing them to easily dominate the game and score two goals within around 30 minutes.
Ancelotti recognized that it was a painful loss but added that it was too early to evaluate what went wrong. He said, “Evaluating today, at this moment, makes no sense. It is a defeat that hurts, it hurts a lot.”
Ancelotti has a reputation as a successful coach, with his most recent achievement being a LaLiga and Champions League double win a year ago. However, this season has been difficult for the team, with the only silverware they can hope to attain now being the Spanish Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
On Wednesday, Ancelotti set a record for the most European Cup games by a coach, with 191 games, surpassing the previous mark set by Alex Ferguson. He admitted that his team would have to learn from its loss and come back stronger next season.
Ancelotti said, “I think that reaching a Champions League semi-final is a success because only four teams make it to the last four.” Despite the loss, he considers the season to be a good one. The coach urged his team to exhibit their best in the remaining games.
The defeat pushed Real Madrid out of the running for the Champions League title, giving their rivals Barcelona the opportunity to claim the LaLiga title with four games remaining. The Madrid team can still take some solace in the fact that they fought hard to reach the semi-finals against a strong opponent.
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