Conte: “We played against Real, not just any team”

Did the referee influence the outcome of this match?

I prefer not to talk about the referee, even if they should be smart and not ruin games like that, unless Vidal said something very strong to them. So, kill a party.

He said that at the start against Torino there was no intensity, today the same thing happened.

Today it wasn’t about intensity or not. This was a difficult game on a psychological level, you played a lot and also against Real Madrid. You could not fail, perhaps we felt the weight of this meeting too much, with time we will be able to better manage these situations.

Was that step back expected?

It is already difficult to play against teams like Madrid, if you concede a goal immediately and stay at 10 it is already an impossible mountain to climb. I think you saw the difference between them and us. We have to go our way.

Are you thinking about a design change?

We scored many goals, perhaps too many. In the first leg we did much better, we were more aggressive, but this time the start of the match cut our legs. However, I think we did well in terms of attitude, determination and determination. Let’s not forget that we had Real Madrid in front of us, not just any other team.