Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti was elated with his side’s 0-4 (0-5) Champions League semi-final win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening and is happy to have led Real Madrid to their first Champions League final in 12 years.

In his post-match press conference via UEFA.com, Ancelotti spoke about the unpredicatable win and praised his team for their incredible performance.

“I offer huge congratulations to everyone; our players did so well. When everyone works together, you can then apply quality and you can then play a perfect game.

“We prepared our dead-ball moves well as we know they have problems at the far post. Sergio Ramos is having a magnificent season; he is the best defender in the world. In order to win we needed an enormous effort from everyone. I really liked our defensive work while the full-backs and midfielders supported our attack very well.

“I had already won in Munich before and that gave me confidence. I have had a good run here but the most important thing is to congratulate and thank the players. After 12 years Madrid are going back to contest a final.

“Reaching a Champions League final was our first objective. We didn’t do so well in the return leg against Borussia Dortmund [in the quarter-finals] but we have been doing well [since that game].”

Ancelotti then spoke about defensive midfielder, Xabi Alonso, who will miss the Champions League final due to yellow card accumulation.

“Xabi Alonso is a little sad and we feel for him [as he will miss the final through suspension]. But what’s important now is that we go on and win the final.”

The Italian went on to praise the sacrifice of the ‘BBC’ and how he approaced Tuesday’s semi-final.

“Bale, Benzema and Cristiano sacrificed themselves for the team tonight. The performance was fantastic, but it’s difficult for me to say this was the best match of my career. I don’t have any personal goals; football has given me a lot. I’m excited to take this team to the final.

“I thought a lot about how we could win this game but the way in which we did so was hard to imagine. This team never ceases to surprise me and today they were very good. I am so happy because the players and everyone at the club has worked hard for this. We are going to compete in this final and look to win it.”

Ancelotti concluded by insisting that he doesn’t have a preference when it comes to their final opponent.

“I don’t know who I would prefer to face in the final. Chelsea have a lot of experience while Atlético are really eager. The most important thing from our perspective is that we are going to be there.”

Yohan Modric wrote:Not sure how we'll do against 2 defensive teams. Atletico I know we can beat them even though they're good defensively, our attack is just too good. We've done it before.

Chelsea however will park the bus and counter. Our weakness is defending counter-attacks/direct attacks as shown against Dortmund.