- Real Madrid eliminated Paris Saint-Germain to progress to the last eight
- The Spanish side won 5-2 on aggregate to knock PSG out at last 16 stage
- Sergio Ramos was delighted with his side’s display at Parc des Princes
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has revealed his delight at progressing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League by labelling it as the club’s ‘favourite competition’.
The Champions League holders, who won the competition for the 12th time last season, eliminated Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night by winning 2-1 at Parc des Princes and 5-2 on aggregate.
And with Real Madrid seemingly out of the Spanish title race due to Barcelona’s dominance – Ramos has said his club’s focus is on retaining the prestigious European trophy.
Real Madrid ace Sergio Ramos celebrates with Lucas Vazquez during their victory in France
Ramos (right) congratulates goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo following his opener at PSG
‘The truth is that I’m very happy with the work of the team,’ said Ramos.
‘We knew it would be the perfect occasion for us to redeem ourselves in our favourite competition, and we imposed ourselves, enjoying our football again and recovering the morale that let us enjoy so much.
‘Comfortable progress? It’s never comfortable, even if it seemed that way. We needed a apply lot of intensity and physical effort.
‘We knew that we couldn’t get too comfortable, even if we were ahead on the scoreboard.’
Ramos, who has won the Champions League three times during his illustrious career, and his team-mates will learn their fate next Friday.
Liverpool and Real Madrid are the only teams to have qualified thus far.
Ramos has won the prestigious competition three times during his time with Real Madrid
