Real Madrid's 'never die' attitude carried us past Man City - ESPN

Carlo Ancelotti praised his Real Madrid team's resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying «everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die.»

Madrid went ahead early through Rodrygo in Wednesday's quarterfinal second leg at the Etihad Stadium, before Kevin De Bruyne levelled in the second half to force extra time.

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Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin saved penalties from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic to put Madrid into the semifinals after the two legs ended 4-4 on aggregate, where they'll face Bayern Munich.

«Everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die,» Ancelotti told Movistar. «There was only one way to come out of here alive, and that was to take our chances — we took one early — and then by defending well. There's no other way against City.»

Madrid were dominated by City for much of the 120 minutes, with the home side having 67% possession, and 33 shots to Madrid's eight.

«I've seen Real Madrid do this a lot. It's this badge, it brings something out of you that you didn't know you had,» Ancelotti said. «In the shootout, we were convinced we could go through. Andriy [Lunin] had a fantastic game.

»I like it when you see a team that sacrifices itself a lot. I think you could only win here in this way."

Lunin, 25, began the season as Madrid's reserve keeper. A long-term ACL injury to number one Thibaut Courtois saw the club bring in Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan, before Lunin won his place in the team.

«I'm exhausted, it's the first game I've had like that in my career,» Lunin told Movistar. «120 minutes, with that level of demands, in the Champions League, away from home. Thanks to the team, who suffered and