Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, 5-2 winner at Liverpool): “We suffered a lot at the start. We can’t start matches like that. Fortunately, this team knows how to keep a cool head. We were very effective up front and each time we managed to get out of Liverpool’s pressure, we were able to create chances. Rodrygo, Vinicius and Karim (Benzema) were very sharp and focused this (mardi) evening.
I tried to play differently from the final (from last year) because it’s a two-way game and scoring here was important, we bet on being threatening up front. We are very happy to win so largely here with a performance that shows that the team is improving. (On what he thought at 0-2) I thought back to the game (go, lost 4-3) against Manchester City in the semi-finals last year. We were down 2-0 after 14 minutes this time, against 11 minutes (in City), so we are improving. »