Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti described his team’s defeat against Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals as bitter but fair.
City played better and deserved this final. They were actively pushing from the very beginning so it was difficult for us to set up the game we wanted to play.
This is a bitter defeat. Very aggressive. But if such a strong opponent plays better than you, then you will be left without a final,” Ancelotti says. official site Association of European Football Associations (UEFA).
The match ended with Manchester City winning 4:0 (first leg 1:1).
Bernardo Silva scored a double among the winners, Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez sent another goal to Real Madrid.
In the final, Josep Guardiola’s wards will play against Italian Inter, who eliminated Milan from the tournament (3:0 overall).
The Champions League final match will be played on 10 June in Istanbul. This will be the first official match in history between Manchester City and Inter.
Carlo Ancelotti, former coach of Real Madrid broke the recorddetermined by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by the number of games played in the Champions League.