Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque refused to accept any criticism of either his team’s defence or his starting line-up following their Champions League exit to Juventus last night.
Goals from David Trezeguet, Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved – all of them in part due to slack defending from Madrid – set up an all-Italian final in Manchester.
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