Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano Claims Real Madrid Were Lucky to Win Champions League

• A top Manchester City official has claimed that Real Madrid were a little bit fortunate in their runup to winning a 14th European crown
• CEO Ferran Soriano has argued that Madrid was the second-best team among the sides they eliminated
• Real Madrid completed a couple of comebacks in the knockout stages before seeing off Liverpool in the final

Manchester City's Chief Executive Officer Ferran Soriano has now come out to say that Real Madrid did not deserve to win the Champions League.

Real Madrid eliminated a majority of the competition's favourites in spectacular fashion before beating Liverpool in the final to win a record 14th title.

After a shaky start in the group stages that saw them lose to minnows Sheriff Tiraspol, the Los Blancos turned a new leaf in the knockout stages.

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They required successive hattricks from Karim Benzema to see off Paris Saint-Germain and the holders Chelsea in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively.

Carlo Ancelotti then pulled one of the greatest comebacks in history after his side scored quickfire goals in stoppage time against Manchester City. A Vinicius Junior strike then handed them the title in the final that was played in Paris.

Real Madrid lucky to win the Champions League

The Daily Mail now reports that Soriano thinks that Madrid should consider themselves lucky they won.

Whoever wins the league is the best team in the league. We say internally, "the league is our bread and butter. This is what we do for a living: the league

The Champions League is a trophy that we want, but we know that it is subject to a bit of luck and we are not obsessed.

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People talk today about the success that Madrid have had in recent years, and I think it would be fair to say that they were a bit lucky. Perhaps I could say that they deserved to lose against PSG, against Chelsea, against us or against Liverpool.

Manchester City are still in the hunt for their first-ever Champions League title.

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