Real Madrid players celebrate after eliminating City

MADNESS 'MERENGUE' AT THE BERNABÉU

Madrid players try to explain the unexpected 'KO' to City

Published:5/05/2022 - 03:46h

Updated:5/05/2022 - 03:46h

The Real Madrid players spoke to the media after eliminating Manchester City. Rodrygo, hero of the comeback, described the white miracle: "God looked at me and said: Today is your day," said the Brazilian

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The delirium of the fans of Santiago Bernabéu and the euphoria of the staff of the Real Madrid was total in the night of the Wednesday. In two minutes, the group directed by Carlo Ancelotti equalised the eliminatory when it seemed cleared. The goals of Rodrygo in the 90' and the 90+1 revived to the 'merengues' to arrive to the extention, where Karim Benzema commissioned to complete the traced back in front of the Manchester City with a penalti (3-1).

In this regard, the Brazilian ensured not having words to explain what happened today. "God looked me and said: 'Today it is your day'. I am very happy. My mates? It was not listening neither what said me, did not believe me what was happening. We were died and happened what happened... Afterwards they came me to congratulate, am very happy", said the forward in 'Movistar' after the party. Besides, it expressed: "I Think that with this T-shirt learn to litigate always to the end. With the first goal begin to believe, already happened other times, already trace back other times. And it was what happened".

Likewise, Fede Valverde justified the white exploit in the competitive hunger. "It is the spirit and win them to win. When they put you the goal seems that it comes everything down, but the fans was a great help to follow struggling to the end. When you arrive the goals say: we Go to win", said the Uruguayan. Of his side, Thibaut Courtois also recalcó the faith 'merengue'. "A word: Real Madrid. We follow believing to the end, just before an unemployed key takes out a Mendy. We put the 1-1 and saw them died", ensured the goalkeeper.

Likewise, Casemiro valued the support of the fans. It is for them this final, but we know that it remains the most difficult. "It is necessary to congratulate to all. This club is this, the key sentence is: never surrender. It is necessary to be happy, have deleted to a big team, to a big trainer... 'Mine mother, as they play to the football. This is for the people!", it exclaimed the midfield player.

Ancelotti Recognises the sacrifice and the luck of the Madrid

For the Italian technician, the key was in having the energy and the mental fortress to look for the party again to the end. "The party has been equalised and when it seemed that all finish have looked for the last energy to equalise it. When you are able to equalise the party in the last minutes have a big psychological advantage. The greatness of this club is this. It does not allow you go down the arms when it seems that all has finished, gives you the strength to follow, to continue, to believe... And this have done", puntualizó 'Carletto'.

On the Liverpool, the players recognised the fortress and quality of the group 'network'. "The Liverpool? It is complicated, if we lose against the Athletic already there is critical... It is necessary to think in the following party, in this club it is necessary to win always and have to be thinking in the Athletic of Madrid", said Casemiro. Of the same way, Rodrygo was precavido on the decisive party. "From this time on already we are thinking in the Liverpool. Have other parties that will serve us to prepare us for the final", sustained the forward.

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