Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said that "a final against Atletico is always special" after the Spanish football giants beat Manchester City 1-0 in the second leg of UEFA Champions league semi-final.
"It was a tough game, but I think we played better than City, we created more chances and were more intense. After our goal, we knew that City would press, but we controlled the game well," Efe quoted Ronaldo as saying British broadcaster BT Sport on Wednesday.
"The team was very good. It's the game that we had to kill off," added the Portuguese attacker "One-nil is a close but sufficient result. We are in the final."
Commenting about his injury, he said: "I was at a hundred percent. Obviously not at a fitness level, because I've been out for a while. But I did a good job for the team and we are in the final."
He commented that the French head coach Zinedine Zidane "is doing a great job".
Ronaldo stressed he was "very happy" to be in the final of the Champions league.
Players did great job: Zidane
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has heaped praise on his footballers for putting up an impressive performance.
Real Madrid will now face cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid, who earlier defeated Bayern Munich, in summit clash in Milan on May 28.
"We suffered, like we knew we'd have to. In the end we've made it and we're really happy. The players deserve this. The fans were with the players for the whole game and that always helps," Zidane was quoted as saying by uefa.com. "Cristiano (Ronaldo) played like he always does, but everyone worked hard and that's why we're in the final. I'm delighted for what has happened. The final will be perfectly even, but now we're going to enjoy this. It's an important day."