Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with the mission accomplished from his side by reaching the final of the Copa del Rey after coming from two goals down to snatch a 4-4 draw against Real Sociedad to scale through 5-4 on aggregate.
The Italian shrugged off questions regarding a poor performance by his charges, praising his players for their efforts in what he labelled an entertaining affair.
“We have achieved our goal today which was to reach the final and there is not much time to think about it,” Ancelotti said in a press conference.
“It was an entertaining game with some mistakes and a lot of good things. It was fun and we are in the final.
“I never saw ourselves out of it because anything can happen at the Bernabeu. When we have to come from behind, we never give up. We never give up, especially at home, with the fans by our side.”
Ancelotti also insisted David Alaba was not to blame after he deflected two balls into his own goal, tagging it “bad luck” by the Austrian defender, but urged his defence to play with better focus moving forward.
“It’s not good to concede four goals in a game,” Ancelotti added.
“Right now we are a team that has a lot of effectiveness up-front, but little balance.
“However, we can’t ignore what we did in attack, scoring four goals against Real is not that easy. I think we are doing quite well.”
Real Madrid, who have won the Spanish Cup only once in over a decade, will face either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid in a mouth-watering clash in Seville next month.
Atletico fought back to hold Barca to a 4-4 draw ahead of Wednesday’s second-leg in Madrid.
