“Many games at the end we give away. In that level it is so difficult. It is not the first time, it happens many times.
“There are mistakes in similar areas. It is difficult to manage but yeah, it happens many times.
“Players take decisions in the moment, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. We arrived in the last minute with the result but we could not keep it.
“It belongs to all of us, not just the players. I have not a problem to accept that it doesn’t work like it worked in the past. It is all of us.
“They want it, how they run and how they do it but the truth is that we are not stable enough in the moments. At the end, today is what it is and after tomorrow we have to continue to learn.
“There are many, many good things that we played. The result is what it is. Of course we did many good things, things can improve and always give credit for the opponent and the quality they have.”
Vinicius Jr post Man City (english sub) pic.twitter.com/wZVKuX40kF
— Diego Futbol (@diegofutbolYT) February 12, 2025
POTM in Manchester 👏#UCL pic.twitter.com/7l1ocH277F
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 11, 2025
What is Pep thinking about here? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/vXxYC77ZiJ
— EPL Bible (@EPLBible) February 12, 2025
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, speaking to Amazon Prime: “We didn’t deserve to be 1-2 down. We were really dangerous and defended really well. At the end of the day the victory is deserved. We have to stay calm. It’s only the first half. Anything can happen at the Bernabeu.”
What did you like most about your team? “The character, the personality. We had a good block defensively. It wasn’t easy. Tonight we were able to do this.”
On Manchester City: “They are a really good team and they played a really good game in my opinion. I think it was a penalty [Foden fouled]. The referee is one of the best in Europe.”
On match-winner Jude Bellingham: “It was a big goal. He played a fantastic game and was always dangerous. It was a top game for him.”
Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, speaking on Amazon Prime: “It was a weird one. We played some of our best football of the season and ended up behind.
“I think we were playing well and creating a lot. We were always confident throughout the game that something would drop for us.
“I don’t care what form City are in they are still an unbelievable team. It’s always tricky to play against them and we finally took the chance at the end.”
On taking a lead into the second-leg: “It’s always good to take a lead back home and I’m sure the Bernabeu will come through for us.
It seems like there is up and downs in these knockout games. It’s not just game management, it’s tactical and it’s physiological as well.”
On his winning goal: “I just kept running on the off chance that Vini [Vinicius Jr] might put it wide, it’s rare he does that but it happened. Our performance deserved the win.”
On playing with a makeshift defence: “Two of the four defenders were midfielders. [Aurelien] Tchouameni plays there most weeks and it’s tough against one of the best nines in the world. [Raul] Asencio stepped up too.
“Credit to all four of them but especially those two.”
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois: “These are always hard games against them. Two teams who really wanted it. I felt today we were better than them and we deserved to win.
“We created a lot of chances, I felt we could win. The team wanted it a lot. We went for every ball, that is the spirit we need to beat a team like Manchester City.
“We are only halfway there.”
“It’s not funny tonight.”@Carra_23 thought Man City’s pre-match tifo was a bit premature 😅 pic.twitter.com/Izdh1yrAdK
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 11, 2025
Let’s wind Real Madrid up, even though we’ve still got to go to the Bernabeu next week 🤯#MCIRMA #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/YxABqzpEwZ
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) February 11, 2025
: That the club ordered and paid for. Embarrassing
: Oh dear always gonna bite you
: And the final score was….🤭
: I suppose if you are going to boo Jude Bellingham and unfurl a huge banner taking the piss out of Vinicius Jr then Karma is a REAL bitch isn’t it 😂
: He was nowhere near man of the match and even if he was I’m sure he’d swap it for a ballon d’or trophy instead!!
@Twonky13: Serves City right. Too arrogant by half.
@sportingminute: Love owt like this. The banner itself was very good, and the fact they ended up crying their hearts out is even funnier tbh.
