MADRID, 11 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has assured that what was seen this Tuesday in the victory against Manchester City (2-3) in the first leg of the ‘playoff’ of access to the round of 16 of the Champions League is ” The way “to follow when” the real season “begins, and has praised the” sacrifice “of the team despite its” emergency “situation.
“This is the way, the real season begins. Despite the difficulty they have been able to get a very good result. The four back had never played together; I say more, they had never trained together, and have played a spectacular game . news conference.
Even so, he is aware that “no” could “sentence the tie” in the Etihad Stadium. “We have to play another game. We have taken a small advantage, it has been a very good game for us and we have to be happy for a result. We have had many opportunities, but also the City has played a good game at the offensive level and we have created problems.
“This is a stadium in which you have to work well at the defensive level, because if many goals do not mark you. We did it very well last year; obviously, this has been a different game, because it was not a decisive game, it was round trip.
In addition, the Italian coach warned that this could be “a trap result.” “You have won and you can think that you can lower your arms a bit. You don’t have to do the comeback, but you have to play a game. We have to prepare and raise the same game we have made, with the same quality, with the same sacrifice as We have had in tonight’s game, “he wanted.
“For the return we need Rüdiger, we need Alab quite surprising game.
In another order of things, Ancelotti does not believe that this has been his best game with Real Madrid in the ‘Champions’. “It has been a good game, a complete team of the team at the offensive level. For a long time we have had the doubt of whether this team can be balanced. Today the team has shown yes, you can. If there is a good dose of Sacrifice, you can.
On the other hand, he commented what was the initial plan to face those of Pep Guardiola. “The plan was to press up only at the beginning, when it took Ederson, and in the rest you have a middle compact block without going crazy in the pressure, cut the pass inside, have the two very closed strikers inside to prevent our media They were to press, to stay closer to the back line.
He also revealed what asked his players at rest. “We have fixed two things in the high pressure, because two or three times they have looked for us, one has been the goal, the other has been the ball that Asencio has recovered with De Bruyne. With the ball we have not changed anything, Rodrygo And Vinícius have stayed outside and created a lot of danger. said.
Finally, he valued the typhus of the ‘citizen’ tier to Vinícius, with the legend ‘stops crying so much’. “If you have seen it, it has been a big motivation for him,” he said, before talking about Eduardo Camavinga’s game. “It was his first game, he has played well, he can improve. He has to improve, having a better idea of his position in the field when we have the ball, choosing the situation he has to take. I think he has played bright tonight. He and also Ceballos, in the middle, have done a fantastic job, “he concluded.