Accustomed to living magical nights on the pitch, this time he wanted to do it from the stands.
Iker Casillas, like any other Madrid fan, witnessed the elimination of Paris Saint Germain against Real Madrid in the Champions League in the ordinary seats of the Santiago Bernabéu.
The former white captain witnessed the match disguised with a cap, glasses and a scarf covering his face. Casillas did it accompanied by several friends and celebrated Karim Benzema’s goals as any other fan.
He praised the French striker on his social networks at the end of the match. “F****g Benzema, f****g player. How good he is” wrote Casillas.
The former goalkeeper acknowledged after his disguised visit to the Bernabéu that “Today at the Bernabéu has been an epic game for me! People were excited and happy for the qualification to the quarterfinals. Complete joy.” “The magic of this stadium and this hobby has come out”
Italian Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, described his team’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain (3-1, 3-2 on aggregate) as a “special night” made possible thanks to the fact that “the magic of this stadium and this fans”.
“It is explained by the fact that we have suffered a lot, but we have endured. In the first half it was difficult to get the ball back, but after good pressure gave us the opportunity to score the first and that’s where the magic of this stadium and its fans came from. It has given us energy and has killed the rival because the last 30 minutes there was only one team on the field”, he said at a press conference.
