Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed in his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City clash on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu the reasons behind his side’s knockout last season in the semifinal of the competition.

After a 1-1 draw in Madrid, Manchester City humiliated Carlo Ancelotti and his men 4-0 at the Etihad and went on to lift the trophy against Inter Milan in final.

According to the Italian coach, his team made a lot of mistakes they have to avoid tomorrow at the Bernabeu in other to get closer to a 15th Champions League triumph.

“We played without courage and without personality. It is fundamental in these games. There was a lack of that in the return leg. We didn’t manage things in the best way, it wasn’t just a lack of mental character, it was also that we lacked technical quality, they pressed us very high, and they sought us out, and we didn’t find alternative solutions to that. Obviously that’s something we want to improve this time round”, he said.

“We have different characteristics with the ball, we had [Karim] Benzema last year, he was a reference, and now we don’t have him. We have handled this absence with more mobility on the attacking front. And that will be important, not fixing the forward positions.”