Champions League: Win over Liverpool gave us confidence, says Real Madrid's Carlos Ancelotti
3 minute readPublished: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 5:55 am
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Los Blancos pulled off stunning comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, before beating Liverpool in the final. Even in the last 16 first-leg clash with Jurgen Klopp's Reds, Madrid fell two goals behind before roaring to a 5-2 win.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team were full of confidence after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. The record 14-time champions of Europe beat Liverpool 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, 6-2 on aggregate, to progress to the last eight. Madrid are aiming to win the Champions League for the sixth time in 10 seasons and Ancelotti believes his team's remarkable run to glory last season has given them a lot of confidence.
Los Blancos pulled off stunning comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, before beating Liverpool in the final. Even in the last 16 first-leg clash with Jurgen Klopp's Reds, Madrid fell two goals behind before roaring to a 5-2 win.
"We have a lot more confidence, because of what happened last year, it gave us a lot of confidence," Ancelotti told reporters. "We saw that in this tie, against a strong team, we did well in the two games.
"But later, with confidence alone, we don't reach the semi-finals. We have to play surprising football ... as always, the Champions League is very complicated and we have to compete until the end."
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