Miraculous following his draw on the lawn of Shakhtar Donetsk (1-1)Real Madrid almost experienced a big disappointment a few days before the Clásico. A draw snatched in the last seconds of the meeting which however left bitter Carlo Ancelotti, the merengue coach, who declared: “In general, the team complied. We are in the round of 16 and we have shown once once more that we never give up. We played very badly tonight, but that can happen in football. The important thing is that when things don’t go your way, don’t give up. We tried all the way. »
Insisting on his team’s difficult performance, he also reflected on why Real Madrid’s game had suffered. “We played badly, because sometimes that’s what happens in football. In the first half we didn’t have many chances because we tried to play more inside than outside and the game was more complicated following conceding the goal. We played badly, but we qualified. Only teams classified for the round of 16 can win the Champions League.he added.
