Paolo Maldini, the AC Milan technical director, spoke to Sky Sport Italia after the victory against RB Salzburg. Here are his words:
"We deserved this passage to the next round. Last year, we finished last in the group while now we are in the round of 16. We are happy but aware that this team must aspire to something important. The mentality always trains together with the body and the technique, we can make the real leap there. Compared to last year, we have gained more experience. We will certainly meet a very strong team next, they are all strong and with different financial resources from ours but we want to be protagonists."
Maldini concluded:
"I started to believe when I saw the growth of the players. They all believed in the project which started in 2019, most of the players arrived that year. Renewal of the coach? We didn't want to wait for this match that could eliminate us from the Champions League. We had already decided that he would be our coach until 2025."
