Carlo Ancelotti would have done well to use it, especially after winning the first leg 3-1 on Chelsea's lawn.

But on Tuesday he was saved by the extra soul brought by what the Italian coach calls 'Bernabeu magic', as his side trailed 3-0 and were knocked out for five minutes to a quarter of an hour. from the end of their Champions League quarter-final second leg.

“After the 2-0, the team experienced a psychological decline.

But the magic of the Santiago-Bernabéu helps the players.

It's inexplicable.

It makes you never surrender.

I am very happy to reach the semi-finals with this group.

In great pain, of course.

But the more we suffer, the happier I am.

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— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) April 12, 2022


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Since Tuesday was the evening of the masochists, Thomas Tuchel almost appreciated losing in this way.

“No regrets, even if we deserved to pass.

These are the kind of defeats you can be proud of and can accept in good spirits.

I'm very happy with the match, it's the right way to get out of it.

If we manage to reproduce this kind of effort, we will be a special team.

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Freshness and changes made the difference

Given the initial gap between the two teams, Chelsea had no choice but to go into this match at full speed, without any calculations to be made.

The Blues did it brilliantly, but by getting caught in overtime by Rodrygo on a love of caviar from Modric, they condemned themselves to failure.

Ancelotti's bench was better, the rest was just a matter of time.

“We had more energy than them at the end to stay alive.

The changes, I made them only for this purpose: to put more energy.

The team suffered a lot, but everyone resisted.

Rodrygo and (Eduardo) Camavinga, it was precisely to add energy.

Chelsea's physical debauchery was enormous in their pressing, and that's what gave us the advantage in extra time,” concluded Ancelotti.

That, and Karim Benzema.

Real Madrid - Chelsea: Benzema gives the qualification to the people of Madrid, relive this match of madmen

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