Marcelo said Real Madrid were never going to capitulate like rivals Barcelona after the Champions League titleholders were able to survive against Juventus.
Madrid were able to scale through with a 4-3 aggregate victory over Juventus in the quarter-finals, despite Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Old ladies.
Madrid were widely expected to qualify for the semi-finals following last week’s 3-0 win in Turin, only for Juventus to mount a comeback in the return leg as they levelled the tie but Ronaldo’s late goal helped them to go through.
Marcelo, the captain in the absence of Sergio Ramos aimed a dig at Barca, who surrendered a 4-1 advantage in a 3-0 collapse against Roma on Tuesday.
“We should face and we did everything possible to go through,” the Brazilian full-back said.
“What happened to Barcelona wasn’t going to happen to us because we’re Real Madrid.”
There were scenes at the death when Michael Oliver pointed to the spot after Vazquez was brought down in the box by Benatia.
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon angrily protested the decision but was sent off for the first time of his career in the Champions League.
Asked about the penalty, Marcelo said: “The penalty was very clear.”
Madrid will face either Liverpool, Bayern Munich or Roma in the semis.
