COACH FILIPPO INZAGHI“I am satisfied. It was however a friendly and we cannot get ahead of ourselves. It’s been a while now that we’ve been playing like this and tonight it all went very well. El Shaarawy did very well, he scored 2 brilliant goals. They all did well, even those that came on after. I am spoilt for choice. In the past 3 matches we’ve faced Napoli, Roma and Real Madrid, winning twice and drawing once, playing on equal terms with all of them. There is the right spirit and the desire. There’s huge satisfaction. I’m now thinking about Serie A and that will be the hardest match for us. I am happy for the President, I spoke to him before the match. Having seen that we competed will have made him happy. To have seen us grow so much gives me hope, the biggest satisfaction is the attitude we had.”
STEPHAN EL SHAARAWY“A match like this gives me lots of confidence. A goal for a forward is important mentally and so I am very happy to have scored twice against Real Madrid. It was very satisfying also for the team, we’ve confirmed that we’re doing well after Napoli and Roma. It was a big confirmation. We must continue like this. Now we also want to do well in Serie A and start 2015 in the best way. We also did well in terms of how we played. It will remain an important day for me. I’ve already said it, I’m staying at Milan and I want to do well.”

(IN THE PHOTO: El Shaarawy sprints away with the ball at his feet)