AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli was proud of his players after reaching the Champions League semifinals.
Last night's 1-1 draw at Napoli saw Milan reach the final four 2-1 on aggregate.
Pioli said: We remember full well where our European journey started against Rio Ave. Everyone thought we were the underdogs, but we have a great heart, we wanted this with all we had and I congratulate my lads.
I think the small advantage of the 1-0 in the first leg helped us in one sense and blocked us in another. We chose, considering Osimhen was there, to sit a little deeper and not allow him those spaces where he can be devastating.
We should've passed it around better in the second half, but many of these players had never even thought of coming so close to the Champions League semi-final. I saw an enormous sacrifice from my players, we trusted each other and our way of playing football to overcome a great Napoli side that caused us problems over both legs. We won it with heart, energy and belief.
I am happy for our fans, who supported us above all when things were not going well and we are proud to have fans like this."
