THEY SAID IT...
“The magic of the Bernabeu is true because the game was almost over, and we tried to find our last reserves of energy against a really strong rival. Psychologically we were stronger in extra time because of how it happened. I had no time to think about us losing the game, Man City had a good control of the game but in the last opportunity we were able to go to extra time.” Carlo Ancelotti after Real Madrid’s comeback set up a final clash against Liverpool.
“Coach Dylan Kerr had 19 games to turn it around, and for a coach that is worth his salt, he could have turned it around. He is a foreign coach, he should be doing better than local coaches, so again it is a point for the local coaches. This means a lot for me and that we should be looking at local coaches and not at cheap foreign imports.” Brandon Truter has a dig at his successor at Swallows FC after AmaZulu beat the Birds last week.
“The boys are more disappointed than I am. That might be because of my age and because I have seen pretty much everything in my life. But we will go again. It is incredibly difficult to play against an opponent with world-class players and a world-class manager when they have had a week to prepare, and we play every three days.” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after their 1-1 draw with Tottenham handed Manchester City the advantage in the Premier League title race.
“We're playing in patches, we’re afraid of losing the ball but it’s something we’re going to work on. Just one extra day of preparing the team is much better compared to when we were playing back-to-back and we did not have enough time to prepare the team in terms of sessions.” Kaizer Chiefs caretaker coach Arthur Zwane after the 1-1 draw on Sunday against Mamelodi Sundowns.