On March 6, the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League took place between the teams Real Madrid and RB Leipzig. The game ended with the score 1:1 [первый поединок – 1:0].
Ukrainian goalkeeper of the royal club Andrey Lunin was in the starting lineup.
After the meeting, the head coach of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti held a press conference at which he commented on the success of his players:
“There’s not enough intensity, not enough worry about what we’re doing wrong. I think the psychological aspect played a big role here.
We played against very good opponents, but we came here against those who had nothing to lose. My team played as if they had brakes from the very beginning. They played within themselves. Naturally, this meant that we had to suffer, but all that matters is that we are in the quarter-finals.
All this can happen in the Champions League. We played like this at home against Chelsea two years ago. The difference today is that I don’t believe we were ever close to relegation. RB Leipzig are a really good team, but we came through. We have a good lead in the league, so while we can be self-critical, I don’t agree that we need to be so hard on ourselves.”
Real Madrid captain Nacho:
“The first thing to say is that we have achieved our goal, which was to get past this stage. We all know it wasn’t our best performance of the season, but sometimes you have to get over a bad game. RB Leipzig were great.
When your opponents are playing phenomenally and you’re not at your best, you just have to admit it. But at the same time, we can be very pleased that we reached the quarterfinals.
The season is long, we have had many important games, but Madrid is now in a good position: again in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and a good cushion in the league. People might want to turn this into a performance or turn it into a drama, but we should be both happy and proud of ourselves.”
Video review of the match Real Madrid – RB Leipzig – 1:1
2024-03-07 03:09:00
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