Real Madrid mentor Carlo Ancelotti endure one more stunning European night at the Bernabeu as his group saw off a mixing Chelsea fightback to book a spot in the Champions League elimination rounds regardless of a 3-2 loss after additional opportunity in the subsequent leg.
Their 5-4 total win on Tuesday came five weeks after Real recuperated from two goals behind in their tie against Paris St Germain to procure an awe-inspiring 3-1 triumph on the night as they took the guests out 3-2 on total in the last 16.
"The more I endure, the more joyful I am," Ancelotti told a news meeting happily on Tuesday.
"However, it was a great deal of torment. We were losing 2-0 (against Chelsea) however I accept we didn't merit it, the group got along admirably. We were not in a rush to score, we didn't require it, yet for me when they scored the subsequent they didn't merit it."
Ancelotti lauded his players for never surrendering, even subsequent to going 3-0 behind with 15 minutes staying before Rodrygo brought the bind level at 4-4 on total to compel additional time where Karim Benzema headed the conclusive goal.
"We won (the tie) since we had the energy to keep the match alive. The players were daring and confronted it like champions", he said.
"The match was troublesome, that's what we knew, yet it was more confounded. After their subsequent goal, the group had a mental slump, yet the sorcery of this arena helps the players and the group a ton to never surrender."
Ancelotti said that he expected to chill off and assess the group on Wednesday to get what really occurred.
He lauded Chelsea's flexibility under tension and said his group experienced more than expected on the grounds that they were feeling the loss of their best set-piece safeguard Eder Militao, who was suspended as well as experiencing a knee injury at Stamford Bridge a week ago.
"We must be pleased with what we did, we played an exceptionally extreme round of 16 against PSG, presently against the reigning champs Chelsea in the quarter-finals to go through the semi-finals, so I can't be more joyful."
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