Real Madrid believed in qualifying against PSG - Alaba

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claimed that his side believed from the beginning that they would reach the top eight of the Champions League and explained his celebration with the chair.

Los Blancos, who lost 1-0 in the first leg, also lost in the first half of the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, but with three goals from

in the second half, they defeated Paris Saint-Germain and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Alaba said:

 “Since the first leg in Paris we believed in that we would get to the quarter-finals the entire time and, of course, we are very happy to have achieved that. Even after the first goal we remained calm and kept pressing. In my first season at Madrid I didn’t want to go out in the Round of 16.”

Asked about the famous phrase '90 minutes at the Bernabeu are very long', Alaba said: 

“We knew the match would be different at the Bernabeu and that our fans and the atmosphere would be a decisive factor. The atmosphere at the stadium was very special. I knew from my previous visits to the Bernabeu that it can develop its own special power. That was the case against PSG. The fans never left us alone on the pitch, they were vocal the whole match and we were able to repay them. It was a magical night.”

Alaba added on his celebration after Benzema's third goal:

  “It’s good to try new celebrations every now and then. And the chair was there at just the right moment. I didn’t think about it, it was just the emotion of it all. After such a spectacular comeback, you can go crazy,”

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