After the final whistle at the, Zinedine Zidane reflected on his side's passage into the Champions League final: "We knew that we would have to dig in, particularly early on. They made a very bright start. In the final 15 minutes of the first half we started to play our game and Karim, Kroos and Isco linked up for our goal. We performed far better in the second period. We're happy to have made the final and we're proud of the boys. It's a very long road and the whole squad must be congratulated on having made the final for a second successive year"."Atlético made a very strong start, putting us under pressure and winning the second balls. They scored from a corner, in which we weren't as alert, and then from a penalty. We knew that we would have to dig in, but also that if we remained calm and patient we would get our chances. We started to play our game and found Isco between the lines, who did just he always does: hurt the opposition. On Friday we'll have to turn our attentions to Sunday's game against Sevilla"."It'll be a special one because it's a club that also played a very important part in my career during my playing days and I see it as a club which has also given me a great deal. I'm now the coach of Real Madrid, the club of my life, and it'll be a special final. They also deserved to get through and it'll be an excellent final. Making the final for a second successive year is down to everyone's hard work. We've still got three important league games left and then we'll start thinking about the final"."We spoke at the end of the game and I asked him how he managed to get out of that corner. He wasn't too sure himself, but it helped to get us a goal".