Pellegrini later reflected on his frustration at not being able to build a team at Real Madrid due to the club's controversial "Galácticos" policy: "I didn't have a voice or a vote at Madrid. They sign the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist. Real Madrid have the best guitarists, but if I ask them to play the piano they won't be able to do it so well. He sold players that I considered important. We didn't win the Champions League because we didn't have a squad properly structured to be able to win it."