Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, 3-0 winner at Elche on Wednesday for the 10th day of La Liga, in a post-match press conference): “It was an important match, because after the clasico (3-1 victory on Sunday against Barça, editor’s note), we could have feared that we were going to ease off a bit, that we were going to drop in level. But I didn’t want to give more excuses with exaggerated rotations. The team played well, especially on the attack, we had a lot of mobility. But until the hour mark, the match was very open, they could have equalized. It’s an important passage in the season, we’re in a good moment, the team is doing well, we have no uncertainty, no problem. Saturday, Thibaut (Courtois, the Belgian goalkeeper of Real, Editor’s note) returns, next week Dani Ceballos … The team is in good health, and we must take advantage of it.»
