Yesterday, April 12, in the first leg of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid beat Chelsea at home - 2:0. Your attention to the post-match comments of the team coaches to the official website of UEFA.
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid manager: "Don't forget that Chelsea are a good team, they have good players. We haven't finished anything yet, we have to fight and sacrifice at Stamford Bridge. This is the quarter-final of the Champions League, because I think it was a good game. We focus on the next one.
Lampard? I have good memories of him, he was an incredible player. And I also have high expectations that he will be a fantastic manager - but not necessarily on Tuesday (we are talking about the second leg - approx.).
For me, the best player on the field was Valverde. Carvajal never fails on important evenings, he is always in order in these matches. Militao and Alaba also played well, they defended against Sterling and Felix."
Frank Lampard, Chelsea manager: I am proud of the 10 players who finished the match. It is disappointing that we, while rebuilding, gave the opponent a “standard”, after which the second goal was scored. We had good moments. First at Joao, then at Raheem, in the end at Mason.
There were some positive moments, but the real result of this match was defeat. I told the players that miracles happen at Stamford Bridge. We have a good team, and we must believe. We have a fight next week. Of course, we need to rise to a higher level."