funny but When Carlo Ancelotti talk about 16th round between Champions It’s as if the competition is starting now.. The group stage is ignored as if it didn’t exist for Real Madrid and assuming that the really important part of the rivalry comes now. ‘Carletto’ is fond of football, he likes rivals with a history and dazzling players. He doesn’t mind being in front of them because he sees it as a challenge.
The player in you comes out. As when speaking about Vinicius by the British press in the preview: “He likes to play football wherever he is. It’s a pleasure to see him play, but not just for Real Madrid fans. Just as it is a pleasure to see the players. Like Mbappé, Gavi, Salah…”. Vinicius will play Benzema And the question is, will Rodrygo, one of the architects of last season’s Champions League victory run, do it or will he bet on the four midfielders?
“This is the doubt,” he admitted. “I’ve been thinking about whether I should play with the most controlled team or the fastest attacking team,” he added. that invites us to consider Camavinga, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius and Benzema fixed at eleven, the alternative is between having the sixth man on the offensive line a player like Ceballos who could help get the ball from behind against heavy pressure from Liverpool and leave Rodrygo and Asensio on the bench. Two revulsives that allow the Italian player to have a resource on the bench that he always likes to manage, a player who can change the game. And that’s what Brazilians and Spaniards do when they come out.
paris memories
Moments before Ancelotti, Modric appeared in the press room and was asked more about his future than the game. “I keep repeating the same thing: I want to stay here, I feel fineI want to continue at Real Madrid and I need to talk to the club and find out what the club thinks. But I have to deserve it, I don’t want them to give me anything,” he said.
Jürgen Klopp, who preceded Madrid fans, said the final in Paris “was agonizing because Real Madrid didn’t even blink, even though we had the chance. That’s something we have to learn from them. take a chance. They keep playing their game.” The best example of isolation is Vinicius, who has been able to perform at his own level every time he leaves the Bernabéu, despite the uproar in the League.
Klopp has revealed his views on the controversy regarding the Brazilian actor. “There is nothing in the world that can justify that.It doesn’t matter what I do on the field, I don’t know.”
One drop per line
Definitely sports. Liverpool start to put their heads forward premier and close to Champions League positions after several games where the ‘red’ team also managed to save players with positive results. The German has one loss per line. It is true that Van Dijk has resurfaced and has reached eleven who have recently recovered, but neither Konaté nor Thiago nor Colombian Luis Díaz will. Diogo Jota, who is not enjoying the minutes after a long injury, can also play. Darwin Núñez has doubts on his shoulders.
But beyond the doubts and losses sanctioned by Kroos and Tchouaméni in the whites, and skeptical about Alaba due to a last-minute blow in training, ‘Carletto’ spoke of “taking a good result for the return”. While he didn’t mind repeating his 0-3 with Whites at Anfield as coach, he warned he expects “Liverpool that is stuck, suffocating us at the top and not letting us breathe”. ” Although there are no excuses, the sparkle in Ancelotti’s eyes betrays a big game. Klopp’s nervous smile too.