Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says 2014 was a great year for the club and himself.

Ancelotti admits winning the Champions League came from "extraordinary motivation" from within the club.

"As always at Christmas, these are days of calm and tranquillity. It's a time when we like to be alongside our families and loved ones. It has been a fantastic year. With a great amount of effort and hard work, we achieved something very important. That brings us huge desire ahead of 2015. In 2014, a cycle began that could be important for the future of Real Madrid.

"I was happy after winning La Décima, because we did it with hard work from everyone and it was an extraordinary source of motivation for the madridista world. We won the most important competition, which everyone had been dreaming of. I would give the team a very high mark out of ten because we achieved the ultimate. I would say to the madridistas that they have to get behind us with all the love and support that this team deserves."