Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is keeping his feet on the ground, despite last night's stunning come-from-behind Champions League victory over Real Madrid.

Raul had given Madrid the lead just eight minutes in, but David Pizarro and Amantino Mancini turned it around for Roma.

"We certainly showed maturity and learned from our previous mistakes. It was tough to concede so early against a great team like Real and you risk letting in bucketloads," said Spalletti.

"We were patient and waited for the right moment, kept playing our game and it was an open encounter. I think Roma deserved the win.

"Real did well to pass the ball around quickly in our rather dense midfield and that can cause problems, but we tried to speed the play up too and had several great scoring opportunities."

The Giallorossi have been struggling of late in Serie A, but showed a newfound maturity in the Champions League.

"Today I didn't get angry much, as the team did everything so well. A Coach always tries to give his contribution to the side and we knew Real were very dangerous on the flanks, so with those qualities it is not always our mistake that causes a goal."