Karim Benzema on Canal+ “These are important things in life. It’s always difficult to win the Champions League, but this year it was even more difficult and we did it. We deserve our victory because we only played big teams, be it PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City or Liverpool tonight. There is no chance. Luck, you can only have it once but not every time. We deserve. We made incredible efforts and we never gave up. »
On the question of the Ballon d’Or : “The Golden Ball in a corner of my head? Inevitably, I finished my season, now I will go to the selection (Monday, editor’s note). I think that in club, I cannot do better this year (Liga, LDC, top scorer in LDC and Liga, editor’s note). We’ll see what happens but in any case, I’m proud of what I achieved. »
Ferland Mendy on TF1 : “It’s madness, it’s a lot of emotions honestly. We were welded, we didn’t stop talking the whole match. We said we had to work together. We had to stay focused and we did it well! It paid off. It’s a crazy course, we weren’t clearly favorites, we weren’t expected, but we did the job, ”launched the former left side of Olympique Lyonnais.
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid goalkeeper, winner of the Champions League 1-0 against Liverpool, on BT Sport) “Yesterday, at a press conference, I said that when Madrid played in the finals, they won them. I was on the right side of history. Today I needed to win a final for my career, for all the effort I made, for my name to be respected, because I don’t think I’m respected enough, especially in England. I saw a lot of reviews even after a great season. I’m really proud of the team. We hung on and when I needed to be there, I was there for the team. We have beaten some of the best clubs in the world. City and Liverpool have been amazing this season. They fought until the end in the Premier League, Liverpool won two cups and they were really strong. We played a great game today, we had a chance and we scored it. »
Eduardo Camavinga (midfielder of Real Madrid, winner of the Champions League, at the microphone of Canal +) :
“It’s a childhood dream come true, to touch the cup, to experience matches like that, it’s crazy, that’s why I came here. We play in the best club in the world, we only play big matches, I am very happy to have played in the final and to have won it. It’s the history of the club, we have incredible players, an incredible coach (Carlo Ancelotti)… And what’s more, we play with the heart, at some point it pays off. I have become more responsible, I have learned things on the pitch with experienced players, I am not the same as a year ago. »
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, winner of his fourth Champions League, on the microphone of the British channel BT Sport) : ” I can not believe. We have had a fantastic season. We did things really well. It was a difficult match, we suffered a lot, especially in the first half. But in the end, I think we deserved to win this competition. We are pleased. What to say ? I don’t know what more to say. I am the man of records. I was lucky enough to come back here (to Real) last year and have a fantastic season. A fantastic club, a real good team with qualities and a strong character. »