Real Madrid has more confidence than last year

Italian Carlo Ancelottitechnician Real Madrid, highlighted the “confidence” his team showed in the round of 16 match for Champions League football vs Liverpoolwhich he beat in both matches, and explained that it was due to his success in winning the last competition.}

Real Madrid they won the second leg 1-0 against Liverpool, with Karim Benzema’s goal after 78 minutes, the white team won the first leg 2-5.

“At the team level we have a lot more confidence because of what happened last year, it showed in this game against a strong team. We did very well in both games. We have to play in the quarters against surprising teams because there are many Italians that no one expected in the quarters . As always ‘champions It’s very complicated, you have to fight to the end,” he said at the press conference.

Happy with the image of his side, who never got carried away or speculated despite having a three-goal advantage over Anfield, Ancelotti did not choose any quarter-final opponent, instead highlighting the merits of his country, Italy, placing Naples, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

“Our match was good, complete, it could be a cheating match, but the truth is that we started well, with clear ideas, very seriously and we finished well. I have no rival preferences. Our goal is to win and for that we have to go through the quarterfinals, semi-final and try to win the final. I am happy because Italian football placed three teams in the quarter-finals and that is a very positive sign,” he said.

Ancelotti confirmed that the situation Karim Benzema It’s good and you won’t miss a classic Camp Nou Sunday. – It’s a blow, it bothered him, it hurts a little, but he will recover without any problems by Sunday. And he insisted on the moment that Brazilian stars Vinicius Junior, for him currently the best player in the world. “For me it is, despite the fact that he didn’t score today, he is decisive, he created danger whenever he faced and scored.”

He highlighted his team’s “collective commitment”, the “experience” they show in managing games and the “energy” he believes makes them a “modern team”.

“Today’s football demands all this. The match of Modric it was very good. The team could be a bit afraid of possession to avoid pressure and starting from the back helped us a lot to be in control.

The atmosphere we have is created by the modesty of veterans, who have no ego, and the patience of young people to wait knowing they have a fantastic career. Modric and Kroos They don’t play for the career they had, they play because they deserve it,” he said.

The Italian coach justified the delay in making the changes. “I waited because the team was good, I didn’t need to change for the sake of change. I just made them to stop the game and win.”

“The distribution of minutes, I would like to give them everything, but that is not possible. I have to look at what the players are doing, the attitude that Nacho and Ceballos have. If they play a little, they use the minutes that I give them in a spectacular way,” he said.