Carlo Ancelotti I was very satisfied with the three points, not so much for the game, but for the dedication of the team. He admitted that Athletic was better during many phases of the match and hopes that the team will improve in the next matches.
What happened in the game:
“We have played against a very good team, who have played with great intensity, who have rested two days more than us, who had not lost away from home … We have suffered the last 20 minutes. Sometimes there are teams that when things they don’t come out, they lower their arms. Madrid is not like that, we have a different quality. I liked the end of the game more than the first half. The first half seemed like an exhibition, we played without punch. “
Physical state
“In the final part the team was tired. It is an evaluation that I have to do for the next game. But with the five changes I can put an eleven with more quality and then players with more energy.”
The suffering:
“When you don’t score second, you’re always going to suffer. Anything can happen when you go 1-0 …”
Satisfied with everything on the team:
“Now we have three games very close … The streak is very good and I am very satisfied with everything. The atmosphere in the team is very good”
Courtois, one of the best you have ever had?
“Courtois is doing extraordinary things .. We have him and we enjoy him. I have been lucky to have great goalkeepers … I have had Cech, Neuer, Casillas, Diego Lpez … But he is one of the best”
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