Carlo Ancelotti will play at the Stade de France on May 28 in the Champions League final against Liverpool after an epic qualification won on Wednesday evening against Manchester City (3-1 after extra time).
A feat that the Italian coach had prepared meticulously even if the fate of the meeting was decided on minute details at the very end of the match.
The Spanish club was down 0-1 and eliminated before two goals scored in stoppage time, signed Rodrygo (90th and 90th + 1), putting the two teams equal.
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The former AC Milan midfielder had prepared for this type of crazy scenario and an improbable return to the score of his team on the scoreboard.
At the end of the evening, questioned by
Movistar
, Ancelotti thus revealed one of the secrets of the pre-match when he broadcast a video to his team: "
The video that I showed before going on the lawn , it was a video of all the lifts we have already done this season, which are eight in number.
And the video ended with the following message: "One is missing".
And we succeeded.
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The greatness of this club is that it never lets you down
Carlo Ancelotti
An anecdote that will only give a little more sparkle to the feat of Real Madrid, which turned the situation around in a similar way against Paris SG (0-1, 3-1) then against Chelsea (3-1, 2 -3) in previous rounds.
“
The greatness of this club is that they never let you down.
When everything seems lost, it gives you the strength to continue, to fight, to believe in it,”
added Ancelotti.