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After yesterday's UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches, it turned out unexpectedly that we will not see any Spanish team in the quarterfinals. One of the biggest Spanish hopes to win the tournament, Madrid, stumbled in Turin, losing 0-2 after extra time.
After these matches, the coaches' moods were completely different. F.Capello, unable to celebrate the victory, said: "This is probably the first time in my career that I am so happy," - immediately after the match spoke the Italian. "I hope this feeling will happen again someday. Beating "Real" is not ordinary, especially because we lost the first match. It is also important that we managed to avoid a penalty shootout."
"Throughout the match we allowed "Real" to create one real opportunity," continued F. Capello. "We created many chances ourselves, but we also remained focused because if you relax for a second, they will punish you." Later, the strategist had no shortage of good words for Italian football: "The history that Italian football is defensive must end. Juventus, Milan, and Inter are now playing excellent football."
Meanwhile, the Brazilian coach of the "Royal" club, Wanderlei Luxemburg, was disappointed: "It's hard to accept such a defeat. I have already talked to the players and they are also very disappointed. Juventus is very strong, but today we could have scored and advanced to the next stage. Now we just have to accept the result, think about what we did wrong, and focus on the Spanish championship." Asked why he replaced Z. Zidane, the coach replied: "I had to replace Z. Zidane because he was not fully prepared before the match. The match was very tense and exhausting, so I decided to replace him."
