Ssatisfied and calm. so it appeared Charles Ancelotti in the press room Bernabeu to put his team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The match:
“Pressing up top was key. It was difficult for them, because Modric and Kroos manage very well in these types of matches, they are not afraid, getting the ball out from behind well and it has been difficult for them in this sense. Very serious game”.
His team:
“I’m happy. We are a modern team, with energy. Kroos and Modric have played a great game, they know how to handle this type of game. Camavinga is in a great moment and is taking advantage of it. The key is the humility of the veterans, who don’t They have an ego. Kroos and Modric play because they deserve it, not because of their career.”
The defense:
“The problem is when I have to put players out of position. Nacho has made a match for a left-back of a very high level.”
Benzema:
“It’s a blow, nothing more. I hope there are no problems.”
Rival:
“I don’t have preferences. I’m happy for Italy.”
Panic in Europe
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Changes:
“The team was fine, not changing just to change. That’s why I waited. I wanted to make the changes to stop the game if we had problems at the end. The team played well every minute. I made them to stop the game and win it.”
What did you like:
“I liked the team, on a psychological level in this game you have a three-goal lead, you can lower your foot… and we haven’t lowered it”.
Final detail with Liverpool:
“I didn’t know it but it was very good, Liverpool is a gentlemen’s club, they reminded us of Amancio in the first leg, it was a very nice gesture from our club to them”
His conversation with Klopp at the end:
“We agree that it was not a hand, we have talked about the penalty yesterday that was crazy, really, the penalty against Leipzig… be careful with this because this is not football, taking a penalty like that in a Champions League… I don’t think anyone noticed, not even Guardiola noticed that they called that penalty.”
Vinicius:
“For me he is the best in the world. Today he hasn’t scored, but he has played very well and has given an assist”.
Comparison with last season:
“We have more confidence, but this is not enough. The Champions League is very complicated and we see it in this one with the teams that are in the quarterfinals.”
