Carlo Ancelotti is confident Real Madrid can overturn their first-leg defeat to Juventus and reach the Champions League final.
The Italian oversaw a 2-1 loss in Turin as strikes from
former Real striker Alvaro Morata and Carlos Tevez's second-half penalty
cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's equaliser, and 76th goal in the
competition.Real must now win the home leg to stand any chance of meeting either Barcelona or Bayern Munich in this year's final at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
"This result does not fill us with joy but we are confident about turning things around in the Santiago Bernabeu,” Ancelotti told realmadrid.com.
"We looked good when we passed the ball around and carved out chances, but Juventus are dangerous on the break.
"We could have played better. Throughout the game, we tried to play efficiently and with quality. We wanted to control the match but were unlucky with the counter-attack that made it 2-1.
"A 1-1 draw would have been a good result. We played an attacking game, but it became difficult to find space and Juve were extremely dangerous on the break.
"They are in great form at the moment. Last season we played them in the group stage while this year it's a two-legged semi-final.
"They are a very well organised team at the back. It is difficult to find a way of breaking them down - it requires patience."
Defender Sergio Ramos, who played in midfield on Tuesday night, added: "It's by no means a good result, but we have the bonus of playing the second leg at home to help us improve things that didn't go well here.
"We're one step from the final and we're going to give it our all at the Bernabeu.
"What would be disappointing would be going out. After a bad result you have to stay calm and more united than ever."
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