After a disappointing 1-0 defeat
in the first leg of their Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain,
Real Madrid is once again under heavy scrutiny from the media.
If they don't turn things around,
it will be the third time in four years
the team is eliminated this early in the competition.
PSG against Real Madrid. How do you see that one playing out?
I can't wait to see it.
I mean, it's what you want. It's what you are waiting for.
PSG, Mbappé, Messi and the rest of that team were far superior to Real Madrid.
I think that Real Madrid is always favorite when he plays at the Bernabéu,
but against this team, Paris Saint-Germain with Messi, Neymar, Di Maria and Mbappé
that I'm sure is going to play, is going to have some difficult moments.
All roads at the moment are leading to PSG going through.
How do you cope with Mbappé or Neymar in counterattack?
Well, good luck.
And for the squad's veteran players,
this could be their last chance to play in the tournament.
There were lots of complaints
that we should change, and so forth.
But even though they were better than us, when I left the match,
I saw Carvajal was on the bench.
So I went up to him and said:
"In the second leg, we are going to destroy them."
Courtois!
Benzema! This is crazy!
Goal!
Luka...
Modrić! Modrić! Modrić!
Goal!
Vinícius Júnior!
They say good things come in pairs.
But winning Spain's LaLiga
and the Champions League title in the same season is almost an impossible task.
Almost.
Because inside Real Madrid's mythical Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
with the fans behind you, miracles can happen.
Just a few days before the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain,
Real Madrid faces Real Sociedad in LaLiga.
The team from the north of Spain is hungry to take down the fabled Blancos.
Tonight's game is at home in the Bernabéu,
so the pressure to deliver a win for their fans raises the stakes even higher.
Watch out for Oyarzabal inside the area!
But things get off to a disastrous start for Real Madrid.
Penalty to Real Sociedad.
It's Oyarzabal's left foot against Courtois in goal.
He takes a run up and smashes it with his left foot!
- So tight. - 0-1 to Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad had played quite well.
They were in the running for a top-four spot
and weren't conceding very many goals.
Still 0-1 to Sociedad.
Modrić plays it into the middle for Camavinga.
Camavinga shoots! Goal!
What a goal by Camavinga!
Benzema to Modrić! Modrić turns and--
Goal!
In the game against Real Sociedad we fought back.
We grew in confidence for the second leg against Paris.
They came out and played,
gave one of their best performances of the season.
It was a way of saying, "There's a team that can take control of the game,
that can dominate a team, that can score goals
that can look the way a Real Madrid team should look."
Good! Very good! Bravo!
For me, this is the intensity we need to have.
This is the level of intensity the fans like.
This is the type of game where the fans help bring out the best in us.
Come on, let's go out there and greet the fans.
Marcelo hasn't played much, but he's become a leader,
uniting the team, talking to everyone,
involved in the games from the locker room and from the bench.
This spirit, this attitude, is a massive help.
We came off the pitch and looked at each other
and said, "We should go back out."
Because what the fans were saying to us was, "We're with you,"
like they've always been.
It had been a while since we had that feeling.
And when we felt it again, it was like, "Oof."
The feeling of team and fans at one for the glory of the club.
Yes we can! Yes we can!
Are the fans important?
Totally. We'll need all of their help on Wednesday.
That unity, the energy they had-- I'm sure that helped us at lot.
- Who's this? - My boy.
He's awake today, so we're stepping onto the Bernabéu pitch for the first time.
Isn't that right? Are we going out onto the pitch?
Well, will you look at that?
Score! Score!
Score! Shoot!
Come on!
Score!
Goal!
Bolstered by their fans' unwavering belief,
Real Madrid sets its sights
on the return leg against Paris Saint-Germain.
When we arrived with the bus at the Bernabéu,
we saw the people outside on the street on our way to the stadium.
This was incredible.
You could really feel from this moment on...
everything can happen.
WE ARE THE KINGS OF EUROPE
Match nights at the Bernabéu are always special,
but on this night, something magical is in the air.
The team can feel the support
of each and every one of the 80,000 fans in the stadium.
And they're going to need it if they're to pull off a major upset.
But Paris Saint-Germain is here to spoil the party.
And we're off at the Bernabéu.
- Real Madrid on the move. - Here we go! Here we go!
Watch out for Mbappé inside the area.
- Mbappé shoots. - Nice from Courtois.
Courtois gets his body in front of it!
Once again the team puts on a great performance.
We completely dominate Madrid in the first half.
The ball's played between the three of them. Here comes Neymar.
Neymar shoots!
Courtois.
Watch out, they're getting in behind. The ball's not going out of play.
It doesn't. He lays it back!
Mbappé scores. Goal for Paris Saint-Germain.
But it won't count. It's offside.
Fortunately for Madrid, the goal's disallowed for offside.
The sense of relief is palpable.
But not for long.
Watch out for the clearance. Here comes Mbappé.
Mbappé still going. Still going. Alaba needs to stop him.
Mbappé-Alaba. Mbappé-Alaba. Mbappé scores.
- What a goal. - Mbappé scores. 0-1.
His famous acceleration.
Hits it with the inside of his foot.
That goal from Mbappé is absolutely incredible.
Courtois clears it quickly to Modrić.
PSG have three players up front, but there's no time for Madrid.
It's halftime.
The first half was a complete continuation of what happened in Paris.
Kylian Mbappé
was finding space, creating a lot of threat.
And I think Real Madrid's players know that in Paris they weren't as good as PSG.
I think they know there were key moments in the second leg when it was gone.
The difference between the two teams seemed to be absolutely enormous.
We had to score twice to level the tie.
Paris is a very strong team.
It was 0-1 to them, and we still thought we were going to win.
And our fans thought so too.
They were right behind us at this difficult moment.
We felt if we improved just a little, if we took one step forward,
then we could score and get back into the game.
Real Madrid come out of the second half needing to score twice to tie the game.
It's a huge ask against any opponent,
let alone one with Kylian Mbappé in its ranks.
Watch out for the pass inside. What's it going to be?
- Goal. - It's offside.
- It does look offside. - Yes, it is.
Another goal ruled out for offside.
Another close call for Madrid.
We needed to wait for a chance.
Because then, anything could happen.
And that chance can come by seizing the moment.
Karim Benzema's pressuring the goalkeeper.
Knock it back! Knock it back!
- Goal! Goal! - Game on! Let's go!
It's a mistake by the goalkeeper,
but it comes from putting them under pressure.
I put the keeper under pressure, but the whole team's closing in.
We lose the ball but Vini's there.
He keeps the pressure up and we score.
After that goal, everything changed.
The goal proved a turning point in the game.
Messi tries to get away from Modrić.
Modrić and Messi.
Nice one! There we go, Luka!
Come on!
From then on, PSG disappear and Real Madrid take off.
They reach an incredible level.
They start at the bottom and grow.
PSG starts at the top and sinks.
The fans are up for the comeback.
And then what happens happens.
Lucas keeping an eye on Neymar,
who's not really been in the game.
Modrić takes off. No one can catch him.
Plays the ball through to Vinícius. Vinícius inside the box!
He holds it up. He needs Karim there. Or anyone. He's running out of space!
He plays it back.
The ball falls to Modrić in front of goal. Modrić to Karim inside the area!
Goal!
Karim Benzema's second goal draws the teams level.
Score one more, Madrid would go through to the next round
in an unthinkable comeback.
- Unbelievable. - Let's go!
Let's go. Look at him.
Vinícius. Still Vinícius. Marquinhos clears.
Goal!
- This is Real Madrid! - Yes, sir!
When Karim scored, I think the stadium went crazy.
We as a team went crazy.
The greatness of this team and its fans.
Then I saw this chair from the security, and I lifted it.
I don't know why, I don't know how it comes through my head.
I don't know what happened there.
He picked up that chair and it went viral.
- Do you have the chair? - I do have the chair, yeah.
But despite the celebrations,
the team has to hold on for another 12 long minutes.
Things changed.
We were much better. We even had more chances to score.
Lucas! Lucas! What a move!
Cleared by the defenders.
- Shoot! - On the left foot,
on the right, on the left again. It goes wide!
He passes to Neymar. It's over! This has to end!
Blow the whistle, ref!
He has to blow the whistle! It's over! It's over!
Real Madrid have won!
Real Madrid are through to the next round!
Madrid are through!
A hat trick for Karim Benzema!
What we've just witnessed in the Bernabéu is incredible!
Bravo!
Real Madrid with its atmosphere, its mystique--
The team believed in the comeback.
They had nothing to lose, and with the right tactics and a bit of luck,
they were able to win and qualify.
And this! And this! This is how Madrid wins!
We wanted to see the stadium like it was today.
We needed the fans.
So today the victory is theirs.
What happened that day is probably the most extraordinary thing
that's ever happened in the Bernabéu.
Few believed that Madrid could stage an upset and beat PSG.
The favorites. The all-star team.
A team with all that money from Qatar. It was hard to imagine.
This is how we do it! This is how we do it!
Let's go! Real Madrid! Let's keep going like this!
I met up with a friend, who may get angry with me for saying this,
but he lives next door to Modrić.
And I say, "So what do you reckon?"
And he goes, "I don't know, but Luka told me
if we win against Paris Saint-Germain the Champions is ours."
If Luka says it, it's not just anyone saying it.
If Modrić says it, you start to wonder why.
I don't know where this leak came from,
but if you're asking me, then, yes, I said it, because I really believed it.
When I say something, I usually mean it.
Because of the confidence and the faith I have in this team.
I've seen that this is a really special team.
We know how to get through the hard times we've had this season.
And I'm really happy about that.
Let's go!
Edu.
Let's go!
Vini.
- Well done, guys. Yeah! - Let's **** go!
Kroos!
- You're not in pain. You're not in pain! - Yes I am.
I'm gonna jump!
Come on, Lukita!
Yeah! Luki! Let's go!
I wanted to hug everyone. I wanted to thank everyone,
because all these people around us are very important for us
and they all deserved to have a night like that.
That's it! That's it!
That's it. That's it.
For Luka Modrić, this moment has been a decade in the making.
The player with the eternal smile, Luka...
Modrić!
I'm Luka Modrić, and I came to Real Madrid in 2012.
Tell me about the last 24 hours.
They must have been crazy.
It happened last night.
And when I heard, I couldn't--
I can't express my-- how I felt last night,
and I'm really delighted and...
to be here, and that's it.
When Modrić was signed, nobody would have guessed
he'd reach the level of football he has at Real Madrid
and this level of performance.
I liked him because he was a strikingly good player at Tottenham.
I thought he would be a good midfielder
but not an unforgettable part of Real Madrid's history.
You can feel the greatness of that shirt,
and it was very special and beautiful to put it on for the first time.
And when he arrived, famously,
the front page of the newspaper calling him the worst signing ever.
He found it hard to get going at Madrid.
Almost half of Madrid's moves are breaking down.
Watch out, watch out!
Leave the kid alone.
Give him the space to find his place in the team.
He's a great player,
and I think the Bernabéu has just had a whiff
of how great a player he is.
Modrić with his left foot. What a strike!
What a goal!
Modrić! Modrić! He shoots! Goal!
The corner shot you took allowing Sergio Ramos to score,
that shot has gone down in history.
Every time I see that move, my hair...
- Stands on end. - ...stands on end, yes.
If you love football, you have to love Modrić.
He's one of the best players we've seen in recent years.
He's capable of executing the most difficult pass,
or executing the most difficult idea.
Marcelo to Modrić on the left.
Real Madrid on the attack.
Modrić cuts inside. Wow! What a move! Oh, my God!
Just watch how the Bernabéu reacts when he wins the ball back.
- Modrić! Let's go! - Come on, Modrić! Yes, sir!
It's about more than love.
They're grateful to have witnessed so much football and commitment.
And they won't ever forget it.
Wearing number 10, Luka...
Modrić!
It's an amazing feeling when you hear the Bernabéu shouting your name.
It's not common
for a Real Madrid midfielder to get a standing ovation
at a rival team's stadium.
Good to see that: Luka Modrić being applauded
not just by the Real Madrid fans, but by the Eibar fans as well.
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
is applauding Luka Modrić.
"The good things in life never come easy."
That's my favorite saying.
The Ballon d'Or is awarded annually to the best footballer in the world.
Just to be nominated is an enormous honor.
Winning is reserved for a select few.
Very good.
Just enjoy it. And, hopefully, win.
That's it. Having that precious ball in my hands.
That's what I'm thinking about right now.
The winner of the Ballon d'Or 2018:
Luka Modrić!
From 2008 to 2022,
world football has been dominated by two players,
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest ever.
In all that time,
only one person managed to break their hold on this prestigious award.
Luka Modrić.
After their emotional victory against Paris Saint-Germain,
Los Blancos are flying high.
But around the corner, a familiar foe is hungry for revenge.
In the second El Clasico of the season,
FC Barcelona are hell-bent on bringing their bitter rivals back down to earth,
their pride wounded after losing the first match between the old enemies.
The clasico kicks off in the Bernabéu.
Barcelona get things moving.
Dembélé takes on Nacho. Passes to himself.
He's very quick. The cross comes in! Barcelona score.
Today's performance was unacceptable at this club.
With the first goal, they beat us to the near post.
Maybe we weren't concentrating enough.
The second one was from a set play, and, again, we weren't there.
At halftime, you're thinking, "Maybe we can get back into the game."
Then they score again. Then we give away another free kick and they get another.
Benzema was out.
They were really bad as a team. And we were very good.
I didn't plan the game well.
Sometimes you get it right. But sometimes you get it wrong.
I may get it wrong once. But twice is unusual.
The coach doesn't usually talk after the game
because at the end emotions are always running high.
But that day he did, and he said to us...
"Relax, because we are going to win the Champions League and LaLiga."
But I sort of said it to make myself feel better, you know?
Determined to put this defeat against their arch-nemesis behind them,
the team turns its attention to the next challenge.
The quarter-final of the Champions League,
where one of Europe's most prestigious clubs awaits them.
Chelsea.
You play against Real Madrid,
you never know what Real Madrid you're gonna face,
so, difficult to call, we'll see tomorrow,
but I still think Chelsea, on this one, is favorite.
Real Madrid doesn't have the legs for it right now.
We've been saying it since October. They're not up to it physically.
Madrid come with a game plan.
That game plan might be not to lose by many goals.
In recent years, Chelsea has become a formidable powerhouse
in European football.
It's also the team that knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League
last season, before going on to win the trophy.
Kanté's there. He leaves it for Pulisic.
Pulisic takes them on. He looks up.
Chelsea score.
That defeat, and the recent result in El Clasico
weigh heavily on the minds of the Madrid players.
I think Chelsea are a team who kind of represent the strength
and the power of the Premier League.
It was a young team, a hungry team, an ambitious team.
So we played a very aggressive style, a very physical style.
Because we were used to that from the competition in Premier League
where it's very physical and a direct style of play.
Rüdiger has a go. Lets fly and scores a magnificent goal!
And Chelsea are Premier League champions for the fifth time.
Welcome to Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC,
for the quarter final first leg of the Champions League.
Madrid had always been the favorites in the Champions League.
But now they were facing such strong rivals,
they weren't favorites anymore.
Favorites or not, Real Madrid looked to dominate
from the opening whistle.
We're underway.
Lovely touch from Benzema for Valverde.
Vinícius, unmarked in the box.
The Brazilian-- He cuts inside.
Off the bar! So close to an opening goal.
And then, just 20 minutes into the game, comes the breakthrough.
Toni Kroos.
Lovely give-and-go between Benzema and Vinícius.
The striker's continuing his run.
First time cross-- It's a goal. What a goal.
That's an unbelievable finish by Benzema.
The Frenchman smashes his header past Mendy.
Real Madrid draw first blood here in West London.
The goal sparks wild celebrations amongst the players.
First of all, because of the importance of that goal
in such a tough stadium.
But that's just me.
That's me. I leave it all on the pitch.
I try to convey the passion I feel for helping my teammates.
I was just happy that a colleague like Karim scored that goal,
because he deserves it.
That's just me.
Despite the early advantage,
veterans like Benzema know that team can't lose focus
for even a second against a side like Chelsea.
Valverde, out on the right hand side.
Modrić, in space.
It's with Modrić. The curling cross--
Benzema, two null!
Real Madrid have doubled their lead.
But, true to form,
the home side can't be written off so easily
and fights its way back into the game.
Jorginho whips it in. Havertz.
And Chelsea have pulled a goal back here in Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea begin the second half where they left off,
pressing for that second goal.
Until Benzema once again works his magic.
Benzema gives chase. That's an awkward ball from Mendy.
Rüdiger can't get there-- Benzema can!
Benzema has scored!
Real Madrid strike early in the second half
to restore their two-goal cushion.
Incredible scenes at Stamford Bridge.
It's 3-1 to Los Blancos.
I don't usually press from the back
because it doesn't often work.
But in the end it's three very different and very important goals.
But even with a 3-1 advantage,
Real Madrid and their goalkeeper,
Thibaut Courtois, can't let their guard down.
Havertz sees his shot blocked.
It falls to Azpilicueta.
Outstanding save.
In that moment in my mind, one split-second,
I thought I couldn't reach it.
So that was an amazing feeling, to save.
And, at that point, I hoped to finish the game and win.
Corner kick, swung in right-footed.
Claimed by Courtois.
Azpilicueta whips it in. Wide from Lukaku.
Falls to Mount. His shot flies just over the bar.
There goes the final whistle.
It's ended 3-1 here at Stamford Bridge.
A hat trick for Karim Benzema,
as Real Madrid take an important lead back to the Spanish capital.
How could I not love you?
Do you think you have a chance of qualifying?
No.
Not at the moment, no.
Why do you say that?
To take the pressure off.
So the focus was totally on me.
So that was the statement right after the match.
And of course we were disappointed.
And, of course, inside we never accepted that we are out.
Karim! Karim! Karim Benzema!
We're here right now
with the happiest man alive, Karim Benzema.
And I think this ball belongs to you.
You scored three times with it.
- Many congratulations. - Thank you.
How did you score another hat trick in the Champions?
By believing in myself.
This is football. You don't know what's going to happen.
I really believe in myself. I'm feeling good.
I think in this match we were at our best technically and tactically.
Because it was a huge game.
A player as brilliant as Benzema knows he can't do it on his own.
His teammates are vital to his success.
And of late, one player in particular.
We always talk off the pitch. He always tells me what I need to do.
Since I got here, he's really taken care of me.
Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior
have created the most lethal attacking partnership in the game.
The bond they have together is special, both on and off the pitch.
Take a picture of him with us.
How come you and Vinícius understand each other so well now?
I've always felt good with him.
I'm always here to help him because I can see his potential
and I think he is a fantastic player for us.
Vinícius admires Benzema.
And Benzema sees him as a younger brother who needs looking after.
People who didn't know them much thought it wouldn't work out.
But they're both players who adapt perfectly to the needs of the team.
And that makes them grow as footballers.
Again, here's Vinícius. It's another good cross.
There's Benzema! And there's Real Madrid! 2-1!
It's become one of the best, if not the best duo in world football.
Benzema, lovely pass. Vini-- Oh, what a goal!
What a finish.
Vinícius inside the area.
Passes it to Karim-- Goal!
Goal, goal, goal!
With a series of wins under their belt, the team feels confident.
But with the second leg of the Champions League quarter final
just days away,
they need to be careful not to get complacent.
It looked like it was done and dusted
after that amazing game in England.
So well executed in defense and attack,
that it seemed we had it all under control.
It's impossible to tell your players, "Forget that we're winning."
Because we are winning. It's a fact.
Welcome to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Welcome to the second leg of the quarter finals of the Champions League.
Welcome to Real Madrid versus Chelsea.
Real Madrid leads 3-1 after the game in London.
Now we arrive, suddenly at Bernabéu with spectators,
where the task was clear-- We had to win.
And it is one of the most difficult stages where you can play
because you feel the pressure.
So we played with the mentality that we have nothing to lose,
and it helped us a lot.
Immediately it becomes clear,
Chelsea has not come to Madrid to surrender.
Two goals would level the game.
And they waste no time getting started.
Chelsea inside the area! Chelsea score!
Watch out because Chelsea are back in the game.
Real Madrid thought, "We're already through to semi-finals."
Poof. They let in a goal. "Hope we don't mess this up."
The ball's floated in from the right.
Chelsea scores.
Rüdiger scores.
They let in another goal: "We are messing up."
And then, the unthinkable happens.
Kovačić, trying to find space inside the area,
Werner cuts inside. Looks for the cross.
Cuts inside again.
- I don't believe it. - Chelsea score.
Chelsea's third goal leaves Real Madrid with just 15 minutes to save their season.
The club needs to score to avoid being eliminated in humiliating fashion
in front of their own fans.
It's difficult to keep running after conceding three goals.
I had no strength left.
There was a moment of doubt, like: "What's going on here?
The Champions' is slipping away from us."
So then we look at each other,
and you can see it in the players' eyes that we can turn this around
and win.
In search of a spark,
Ancelotti turns to one of his most trusted veterans
to inject some much needed inspiration.
Rodrygo and I come on.
And, before we came on, I said to him: "You're going to score."
I didn't know if he was going to, but I meant it.
"You're going to score. Relax, because it's going to happen."
But in my head I was like,
"Let's see what happens because this is difficult."
Whether or not he believed it himself,
Marcelo's prediction turns out to be prophetic.
With a bit of help from Luka Modrić.
Chelsea win the ball back
with Kanté who looks to break.
Great block from Alaba. Marcelo has it. Passes to Modrić.
The cross comes in from Modrić. Rodrygo at the back post!
Goal!
- Let's go! Yes! - Goal!
Rodrygo scores!
Madrid have leveled the tie!
Modrić to Rodrygo!
If there were a hall of fame for assists,
there's no question that that would be in there.
That's one of the best passes I've seen.
I'm not trying to make it bigger than what it is but it's stuck under his foot.
That's the only place he can put it and score.
It should be physically impossible to do that.
If Rodrygo hadn't scored, nobody would be talking about that pass.
It wasn't easy.
But thank God he scored. And I'm very happy it was him.
Goal by...
Rodrygo!
In training a few days earlier, he'd said to me:
"Get the ball and look for the gaps."
So that's what I did, and it worked.
He goes: "Did you really mean it when you said I'd score?"
And I went, "I only said it to help us."
We go to extra time. It's 1-3 in the Bernabéu.
After the full 90 minutes,
Real Madrid and Chelsea's aggregate scores are tied,
and the match goes to extra time.
A goal for either team can be decisive and send them through to the next round.
Oh, Real Madrid I want to see you win
Real Madrid to kick off this first half of extra time.
We're underway, and it's Marcelo to Alaba.
If Real Madrid really go for it, I think we'll win.
- James to Thiago Silva. - Come on Camavinga.
Intercepted by Camavinga.
In goes Vinícius.
Vinícius inside the area.
Goal!
Goal, goal, goal!
Goal!
Goal by Karim...
Benzema!
We always practice that move.
I run to the goal line and cross it.
But this time, it was a little different because I usually cross it low,
but they had some strong players.
So Karim told me what I had to do, and it worked.
When you have that energy from the fans, that energy from the players,
when you stay positive, these things can happen.
That's what it's like in the Bernabéu.
Thirty seconds left!
This has to end now.
That's it!
Game over!
Real Madrid are in the semi-finals!
We've suffered like never before!
They've been through hell, but this is Real Madrid!
They never surrender!
The Bernabéu, as one, celebrates Real Madrid
moving on to the semi-final.
But winning can definitely take its toll.
Dead.
I'm dead.
Incredible.
If I don't die today...
I'm immortal.
But what an atmosphere, right?
Thank you all.
The more we suffer...
the happier I am.
Let's go!
The most important goal of your life?
I think so far, yes. It gave us the lift we needed.
We were a little ****.
So yes, I'd say yes, yes.
The most important goal of my life.
The relationship between Luka Modrić and Rodrygo
is almost paternal.
I have a special relationship with him.
He's a wonderful boy.
Very humble, always trying to be better.
The veteran Croat has taken the young Brazilian
under his wing.
It's always special for me to talk about Luka Modrić.
We always joke that he is like a father to me.
And of course we understand each other really well.
Rodrygo jokingly refers to Modrić as "Dad."
Because actually Modrić is about the same age as Rodrygo's actual father.
And there's this big age difference between the two players.
Inevitably, this is a time of transition.
Young players are coming up like Vinícius, Valverde, Camavinga, Rodrygo.
They're the present and they will be the future of this club.
The Real Madrid formula is to have a mix of great players,
young players and academy players.
And all of this comes together under one feeling we call "Madridism."
We want to help all the new players.
And they listen to us too.
They're willing to learn, which is really important.
I always say they are young in terms of age but...
not in terms of experience.
And it's really important to have veterans and youngsters working together.
- If I had this guy's quality... - No, stop it.
The veterans today do the same as we did.
They open the door to those coming in and go: "Make yourself at home."
That's what makes this club great.
Everyone leaves eventually, but new players arrive.
They're just as good, and the team keeps that balance.
- Let's go guys, come on! - One, two, three... Hala Madrid!
That atmosphere in the locker room is taken out onto the pitch.
And from the pitch, it infects the fans.
We always try to teach them everything we've been through.
Good and bad.
So they don't have to go through the bad ones.
There's no player, you know, that feels better,
higher or has more ego than the other.
I think this created a great group to achieve things together
and not one-by-one.
Every time I talk to Casemiro, I say,
"Hey, I think we've done a great job here, right?"
In the battle to win LaLiga,
Real Madrid faces one of their toughest challenges of the domestic season.
They travel south to face an in-form Sevilla,
who have yet to lose a single match at home this season.
Welcome to match day 32.
Sevilla versus Real Madrid.
Sevilla in third place up against the leaders.
We knew, before the game started, that winning there would
get rid of a difficult rival and get us closer to the title.
But the intense demands of playing vital LaLiga matches,
while navigating the choppy waters of the Champions League,
can take their toll both physically and mentally.
Rakitić shoots... Goal.
Sevilla in their own stadium is really tough.
They're always very tight and keep up the pressure.
Watch out for that ball!
This could be the second goal. It's the second goal.
The coach asked us to give everything.
"Go for it.
We can't be any worse than in the first half.
If we want to get that title, we need to win by any means necessary."
If there's one thing Carlo Ancelotti can count on
from this group of players,
it's that they never say die.
It's the second half performance that is really, really good.
That just goes, and goes, and goes, and plays until eventually the goal comes.
Modrić breaks the defense.
Karim! Inside the box!
Vinícius inside the area. Back to Carvajal.
Carvajal puts it into the box. Goal, goal, goal!
Rodrygo. This kid is amazing.
I was really happy with that first goal in the second half.
From there on, we created lots of opportunities.
Rodrygo. Rodrygo gets past his man.
Benzema in space.
Just wide!
The ball comes in.
The Sevilla defense clears it. Only as far as Carvajal.
Carvajal plays it inside.
Carvajal-- Goal!
Goal, goal, goal!
The self-belief this Real Madrid side has developed
over the course of the season
means victory always feels within reach.
But with just seconds left on the clock, time is running out.
Even for them.
Karim wants to be the star.
Here comes Vinícius. The back-heel to Rodrygo.
Rodrygo takes it to the goal line.
Plays it back to Karim. Karim, Karim...
Goal!
This is Real Madrid. Yes, sir!
Goal!
Karim Scores!
Real Madrid scores!
The way Madrid celebrated that goal,
you can see they've realized that they've just won LaLiga.
And this! And this! This is how Madrid wins!
With the league title within their grasp,
the players turn their attention back to the Champions League.
For Madrid, winning LaLiga is almost an obligation.
But the dream is the Champions.
I always say that the relationship
between Real Madrid and the Champions is a love story.
It's part of who we are.
Not only winning the Champions,
but doing it with our DNA of fighting until the end.
The good news is the first leg is away.
Ensuring they play the crucial second leg at home in front of their own fans.
The bad news is Madrid must take on the might of Manchester City,
led by longtime foe, Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City's football is a phenomenon.
Agüero! Staggering!
He's won the league!
First they were up against the French champions.
Mbappé, Neymar, and Messi.
Then against the European champions who knocked them out last year.
And now they're up against the English champions, coached by Guardiola,
who've been in finals and semi-finals and who, at some point, are going to win.
Because with 900 million invested in the club over five years,
at some point they have to win.
And Rodri!
With that much firepower on the pitch, the match is sure to be explosive.
The first leg was one of the most bonkers,
crazy, ludicrous, wild games of football
I think you'll ever see in your entire life.
What a start for Manchester City!
Goal!
Finals...
You don't play them,
you win them.