Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
So much for Carlo Ancelotti’s press conference!
Modric – “He’s the usual one, the best you can see in a game. Constant, continuous, with good ball handling… At times of difficulty, I think he was fundamental to getting out”.
Differences between Liverpool in the final in Paris and tonight? – “It’s a great team. They know how to play with intensity and a very high pace, which is very difficult to find in Europe. Our strategy has been different. We plan to play another game other than the final.”
What did you think with the 2-0? – “It reminded me of the Manchester City game. I expected the same thing to happen as last year and it happened even better. It was foreseeable that we would suffer. There we said that we have to suffer, but that the important thing is to have a cool head and control the emotions. We have done well. In this aspect, the veterans help a lot: Karim, Modric, Kroos from the bench…”.
Vinicius – “Today he is the most decisive player in world football. There is no player with this continuity of action. He does not stop. At this moment he is the most decisive, hopefully he can continue like this”.
Nacho – “The problem we had on the left flank at the beginning was because I told Luka to put pressure on Fabinho a little more and we discovered that flank. Nacho has complied in all aspects, because he always delivers no matter where he plays. He has football intelligence at a defensive level like few others. In the second part we fixed it”.
Is the most spectacular away win for you? – “Winning here is not easy; winning here in such a resounding way is more complicated. We are very satisfied. The team has shown that it is improving and that it has reached February in a good level of condition. The season does not stop, you have to be at top. We’re confident we can do well.”
Is Real Madrid more favorite than yesterday to win the Champions League? – “I don’t know that. We have taken advantage in these 90 minutes, we have to handle those that will be played in Madrid well. Liverpool are very competitive, they created many problems for us at the beginning of the game. The tie has not finished”.
Did you imagine a match like today’s? – “Yes, difficult. I have tried to put together a line-up to play a different game than the one in the final in Paris. This is a tie. Scoring here might be important, I have opted for a dangerous forward. Rodrygo has done a fantastic job in defense and That has helped us a lot. We bet on playing an open game”.
match analysis – “It’s not easy, especially seeing how the game started. We didn’t lose confidence and little by little we took control of the ball, always being effective up front. Vinicius played an incredible game, the first part of this game went well tie and we have to think that in the second leg we have to fight and suffer. Liverpool’s pressure lowered the pressure and our forwards were very successful”.
What did you think with the 2-0 in 14 minutes? – “I thought regarding Manchester City and hopefully the same would happen and the same thing has happened and better. We have started to score, create danger, we have improved the defensive aspect. They have caused us damage on the left because Henderson entered a lot there Then we controlled it better, putting Valverde on the left who had more energy”.
The party of those above – “I think Rodrygo has done a fantastic job back and forth, when you have a lead like that, they have to help and they have helped.”
Are you sentenced? – “It’s not done, Liverpool suffered in the second half but we suffered in the first, with the tie they pushed a lot… satisfied because the game was good”.
Welcome to a new live show from Bernabéu Digital! In a few moments Carlo Ancelotti will appear in the press room to analyze Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid.
