MILAN – Stephan El Shaarawy, who scored a brace in the 4-2 win over Real Madrid, had these words to say after the match:

“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.”