MADRID : AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca said he was proud of his players effort after they earned a surprise 3-1 win at holders Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Napoli - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2024 AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca reacts REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo
"We won because the players had the courage to come here and not be afraid of anything, playing the game we wanted," Fonseca told a press conference on Tuesday. Fonseca said that he was delighted with what he considered a statement victory and said that he was able to deploy a more aggressive gameplan than he would have in Italy, where he said teams play with a more defensive approach.
"I have to be honest. This type of game is totally different to what we have in Serie A. I don't think it's possible to do what we did today there because here there are no teams that press man-to-man all over the pitch."
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