Zidane’s lads entered this crucial match without their star man Cristiano Ronaldo due to a thigh injury he picked up at home against Villarreal. Yet despite this, the Spanish side performed well and had several clear chances to capitalize. Los Blancos improved remarkably in the second half of the first leg of the semi-finals but weren’t able to fly back to the capital of Spain with an away goal.
However, Madrid’s speedy striker has complete confidence that his team will reach the final telling TalkSport:
"I didn't think we had to change too much," the attacker said of coping with Ronaldo's absence. "I think the players, Jese and Lucas, who came in did a very good job."
"We looked solid, we looked a threat on the counter and we were unlucky maybe not to get the goal and a few penalties."
"It was a little bit frustrating not to be able to score but we got a clean sheet and we go back to the Bernabeu now very confident."
"Obviously we'd loved to have scored a goal, but it is not a bad result."
"We got a clean sheet and we go to the Bernabeu where we have a great record, where we score a lot of goals, very confident and, yeah, we are looking forward to it."
The second leg will be played next Wednesday, as the hosts will welcome Pellegrini’s men to the Santiago Bernabeu, aiming to clinch their ticket to the Milan final.
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