Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side deserved to win the UEFA Champions League was delighted to have won the title four times.

Real Madrid capped their scintilating 2021/2022 season with the UEFA Champions League having already won the La Liga title.

The Los Blancos defeated Liverpool 1-0 at Stade De France courtesy of a second half goal scored by Vinicius Junior.

 

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Ancelotti who had won the title with the Spanish giants in his post-match conference admitted it was a difficult game.

“I cannot believe I’ve won four Champions Leagues! It was a difficult game, we suffered in the first half but in the end with all the games we played I think we deserved to win this competition.

“We’ve achieved something that nobody expected of us at the start of the season, and we’ve done that thanks to our quality, our commitment, our history, everything.

“We’re very happy.”

“We’ve achieved something that nobody expected of us at the start of the season, and we’ve done that thanks to our quality, our commitment, our history, everything.

“We’re very happy. I was very confident [going into the game] because I know the attitude of these players, especially in matches like this.

“The confidence that we had going into the match helped us to win it.

“I don’t think it was so bad [at the start of the match].

“We didn’t want them to play the ball forward so much, so we lowered the block a bit, and they didn’t get a chance in behind.

“That was the plan that we’d prepared.”

The Italian who rejoined Real Madrid in the 2021/2022 season etched his name on the history book of the UEFA Champions League as the only manager who have won the competition title four times.

Two with AC Milan and two with Real Madrid.